In 1853 Goodman was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Loddon a seat he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856.[1] Goodman was elected to the seat of The Murray in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 1856, a seat he held until he resigned in January 1858.[1] Goodman was Commissioner Trade & Customs from 25 February 1857 to 11 March 1857.[1]
john, goodman, australian, politician, john, goodman, february, 1826, april, 1874, pastoralist, politician, colonial, victoria, member, victorian, legislative, council, later, victorian, legislative, assembly, early, life, editgoodman, born, warminster, wiltsh. John Goodman 5 February 1826 16 April 1874 was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Victoria a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1 Early life editGoodman was born in Warminster Wiltshire England the son of John Goodman and his wife Sarah 1 Goodman junior arrived in the Port Phillip District in December 1844 1 Colonial Australia editIn 1853 Goodman was elected to the unicameral Victorian Legislative Council for Loddon a seat he held until the original Council was abolished in March 1856 1 Goodman was elected to the seat of The Murray in the inaugural Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 1856 a seat he held until he resigned in January 1858 1 Goodman was Commissioner Trade amp Customs from 25 February 1857 to 11 March 1857 1 Goodman died on 16 April 1874 1874 04 16 aged 48 1 at his home Miegunyah 2 in Toorak Victoria 1 and was buried in St Kilda Cemetery 3 References edit a b c d e f g h Goodman John Re Member a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851 Parliament of Victoria Archived from the original on 23 April 2023 Deaths The Argus 17 April 1874 p 1 via Trove Funeral Notices The Argus 17 April 1874 p 8 via Trove Victorian Legislative Council New seat Member for Loddon1853 1856 With William Campbell 1853 54Thomas Fellows 1854 56 Original Council abolished Victorian Legislative Assembly New district Member for The Murray1856 1858 With Travers Adamson Succeeded byWilliam Forlonge Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Goodman Australian politician amp oldid 1206422828, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,