John Z. Goodrich

John Z. Goodrich
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded by	District reissued in 1853
Succeeded by	Mark Trafton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Julius Rockwell
Succeeded by	Nathaniel P. Banks
24th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office 1861–1861
Governor	John Albion Andrew
Preceded by	Eliphalet Trask
Succeeded by	John Nesmith
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office 1848-1849
Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston
In office 1861–1865
Preceded by	James Scollay Whitney
Succeeded by	Hannibal Hamlin
Personal details
Born	September 27, 1804 Sheffield, Massachusetts
Died	April 19, 1885 (aged 80) Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Political party	Whig Republican
Profession	Lawyer

John Zacheus Goodrich was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in manufacturing.

Goodrich served in the Massachusetts State Senate, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855). He was a member of the 1861 Peace Conference held in Washington, D.C.. He was elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1860 and served from January 1, 1861, until his resignation on March 29, 1861. He also served as the president of the Union Emigration Society, a group dedicated to organizing the North for political action.^[1]

Goodrich was appointed collector of customs at Boston on March 13 and served until March 11, 1865. He retired from public life and died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 19, 1885. His interment was in Stockbridge Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "John Z. Goodrich (id: G000295)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

1. The Origins of the Republican Party, 1852-1856 by William Gienapp