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Robert Goodenow (April 19, 1800 – May 15, 1874) was a
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
, brother of Rufus King Goodenow. Born in
Henniker, New Hampshire Henniker is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 census, the reported total population of the town was 6,185, although the figure, 27.9% greater than the 2010 population, has been questioned by local officials. ...
, Goodenow moved with his parents to
Brownfield, Maine Brownfield is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,631 at the 2020 census. Brownfield is home to the Stone Mountain Arts Center. History The area was once territory of the Pequawket Abenaki Indians, whose main ...
, in 1802. He attended the common schools at that place and at Sanford in 1815 and 1816. He studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in
Wilton, Maine Wilton is a town in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,835 at the 2020 census. Situated beside Wilson Pond, the former mill town is today primarily a recreation area. History The land replaced an invalidated 1727 gran ...
. He moved to
Farmington, Maine Farmington is a town in and the county seat of Franklin County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,592. Farmington is home to the University of Maine at Farmington, Nordica Memorial Auditorium, the Nordica Homestea ...
, in 1832 and continued the practice of law. Goodenow was county attorney from 1828 to 1834. Goodenow was elected as a Whig to the
Thirty-second Congress The 32nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851, ...
(March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He was appointed State Bank Commissioner in 1857. He was County Treasurer of Franklin County 1866–1868, then again County Attorney in 1869 and 1870, as well as Treasurer of Franklin County Savings Bank 1868–1874. He died in Farmington, May 15, 1874 and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.


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