Lemuel Goodell

Lemuel Goodell (November 27, 1800 – April 9, 1897) was a politician in Wisconsin.

Lemuel Goodell
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 10, 1849 – January 8, 1851
Preceded byHarrison Carroll Hobart
Succeeded byTheodore Conkey
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Calumet district
In office
June 5, 1848 – January 10, 1849
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byAlonzo D. Dick
Personal details
Born(1800-11-27)November 27, 1800
Pomfret, Connecticut
DiedApril 9, 1897(1897-04-09) (aged 96)
Stockbridge, Wisconsin
Resting placeLakeside Cemetery
Stockbridge, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)1st wife (died 1841)
Louisa Holt (died 1871)
Professionfarmer

Biography

Goodell was born on November 27, 1800 in Pomfret, Connecticut, the youngest of 12 children.[1] He later moved to Stockbridge, Wisconsin. Goodell died on April 9, 1897.

Political career

Goodell was a delegate to Wisconsin's first constitutional convention in 1846, representing Calumet County. After Wisconsin's admission to the union in 1848, he was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the first session that same year. He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate for 1849 and 1850.

He was a member of the Democratic Party.

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References
  1. "Badger Pioneer Gone". The Weekly Wisconsin. April 17, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved February 28, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
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