John Randolph Goodin (December 14, 1836 – December 18, 1885) was an American politician, lawyer, judge and editor from

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and

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. Born in

Tiffin, Ohio Tiffin is a city in and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. Developed along the Sandusky River, which flows to Lake Erie, Tiffin is about 55 miles southeast of Toledo. The population was 17,963 at the 2010 census.Kenton, Ohio Kenton is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio, United States, located in the west-central part of Ohio about 57 mi (92 km) northwest of Columbus and 70 mi (113 km) south of Toledo. Its population was 7,947 a ...

with his father in 1844. He attended Kenton High School and

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, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1857, commencing practice in Kenton. He moved to

Humboldt, Kansas Humboldt is a city in Allen County, Kansas, United States. It is situated along the Neosho River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,847. History 19th century Humboldt, named after Baron von Humboldt, was founded in 1 ...

in 1859, was elected to the

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in 1866 and was judge of the seventh judicial district of

from 1868 to 1876. Goodin was elected a

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to the

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in 1874, serving from 1875 to 1877, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1876. Afterwards, he was editor of the ''Inter State'' in

and moved to

Kansas City, Kansas Kansas City, abbreviated as "KCK", is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, and the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is an inner suburb of the older and more populous Kansas City, Missouri, after which it is named. As of ...

in 1883 where he died on December 18, 1885. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery in Kansas City.

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