Frank R. Gooding
Frank Robert Gooding ( born September 16, 1859 in Tiverton, England, † June 24, 1928 in Gooding, Idaho ) was an American politician and 1905-1909 Governor of the State of Idaho. Between 1921 and 1928 he represented his state in the U.S. Senate.
Early years and political rise
In 1867 Frank Gooding came with his parents from England to the United States. The family first settled near Paw Paw, Michigan. There, Frank attended the public schools. In 1877 he moved to Shasta in California. He worked both in agriculture and in mining. In 1881 he moved to Ketchum, where he acted with firewood and charcoal. After another move in 1888, he came into tonight Gooding, which was later named after him. There he became a successful sheep farmer.
Gooding was a member of the Republican Party. In 1896 he was chairman of the party in Lincoln County. Then he spent four years as chairman of the Republican Party in Idaho. Between 1900 and 1904 he was a member and President of the State Senate. In 1904 he was elected governor of his state.
Governor and Senator
After a re-election in 1906 Gooding could officiate as Governor of Idaho between January 1905 and January 4, 1909 3. During this time, a government agency was created, which dealt with the Banking ( Banking Department ). The land administration authority was reformed and the Idaho State University in Moscow received a new library. The governor also promoted the education of his state. In these years there have been in the mining industry to violent labor disputes, with which the governor had to deal. During his tenure, the assassination of former governor Frank Steunenberg fell. In connection with its use to investigate the backgrounds of the assassination Governor Gooding himself received several death threats.
After the end of his governorship is Gooding sat for the establishment of a special school for the blind and deaf-mutes a. In 1918, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Two years later he succeeded but then the jump in the Congress and joined on 15 January 1921, the successor to the retiring John F. Nugent on. His own six-year term began on March 4 of this year. In 1926, Frank Gooding was confirmed in his mandate. Thus he remained until his death on June 24, 1928 in the Senate. With his wife, Amanda Thomas, he had three children.