Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 5
Gender: Male
Age at election: 48
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/1/1878
City: Potomac, IL
County: Vermillion County, IL
Country: US
Death
Date: 12/11/1934
City: Lansing, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Harriet; children: John, Virginia (Bristol) and Gilbert
Number of Children: 3
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Occupation: businessman, banker, farmer
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Education:
graduated Business College specializing in banking, 1900.
Biographical Sketch:
Cashier for 6 years for the Goodwine Bank of Potomac, was immigration agent for the Frisco Railroad Co., and in 1907 he went to Frederick, OK, where he acted as district agent in the farm branch of the Fidelity-Phoenix Insurance Co., under the firm name of Goodwine & Moss. When the Farm Bureau was being organized in his county in 1920, he was elected as director an has served on the board for 8 years. For 5 years he was county secretary and chairman of the legislative committee. Member of the executive board of the Marlette Farmers' Elevator Company, of which he was president.
Notable Facts:
Born about 1878; exact date unknown.
He died on December 11, 1934, from the effects of burns received in the Kerns hotel fire.
He is remembered as the "man who introduced the use of goats in destroying brush and undergrowth".
Sessions Served:
City of Residence: Marlette
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: Died
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: He died on December 11, 1934, from the effects of burns received in the Hotel Kerns fire.
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Village Corporations , Michigan Reformatory
City of Residence: Marlette
County of Residence Sanilac
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan Reformatory , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Marlette
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Public Schools , Village Corporations , Western State Teachers' College
City of Residence: Marlette
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Revision & Amendment of the Constitution.
Committees Served On: Elections , Fish and Fisheries , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
City of Residence: Marlette
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Bibliography:
Manual 1933 p.655; Manual 1929 p.694; Manual 1935 p.708; Manual 1931 p.664;
Manual 1927 p.648; USCen 1920
