John_Goodman_(Australian_politician)

John Goodman (Australian politician)

John Goodman (Australian politician)

Australian politician


John Goodman (5 February 1826 – 16 April 1874) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[1]

Early life

Goodman was born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, the son of John Goodman and his wife Sarah.[1] Goodman junior arrived in the Port Phillip District in December 1844.[1]

Colonial Australia

In 1853 Goodman was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Loddon a seat he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] Goodman was elected to the seat of The Murray in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 1856, a seat he held until he resigned in January 1858.[1] Goodman was Commissioner Trade & Customs from 25 February 1857 to 11 March 1857.[1]

Goodman died on 16 April 1874(1874-04-16) (aged 48)[1] at his home 'Miegunyah'[2] in Toorak, Victoria[1] and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery.[3]


References

  1. "Goodman, John". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
  2. "Deaths". The Argus. 17 April 1874. p. 1 via Trove.
  3. "Funeral Notices". The Argus. 17 April 1874. p. 8 via Trove.

 

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