Milo Goodrich

Milo Goodrich (* January 3, 1814 in East Homer, New York, † April 15, 1881 in Auburn, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1871 and 1873 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Milo Goodrich was born during the British - American War in Cortland County. The family moved in 1816 after Cortlandville. He attended the South Cortland School District, the Cortland Academy in Homer and Oberlin College in Ohio. After that, he taught at schools in New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1840 in Worcester (Massachusetts ), he practiced for two years in Beloit (Wisconsin ). In 1844 he returned to New York and settled in Dryden. On 2 October 1849, he was postmaster in Dryden - a post he held until 25 June 1853. He took in 1867 and 1868 of the Constituent Assembly of New York. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1870 for the 42nd Congress Goodrich was in the 26th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Giles W. Hotchkiss on March 4, 1871. He suffered in his renewed candidacy 1872, a defeat and then retired after the March 3, 1873 from the Congress of.

After his conference time he went back to his work as a lawyer after. In 1875 he moved to Auburn. There he continued to practice as a lawyer. He died on April 15, 1881 in Auburn. His body was then buried in Green Hills Cemetery, Dryden.