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Goodenow, Rufus King, 1790-1863

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Personal name headingGoodenow, Rufus King, 1790-1863
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Variant(s)Goodenow, Mr. (Rufus King), 1790-1863
Goodenow, R. K. (Rufus King), 1790-1863
Associated placeBrownfield, Me. Oxford County, Me. South Paris, Me.
Birth date1790
Death date1863
Place of birthHenniker, N.H.
Place of deathParis, Me.
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
United States. Army
Whig Party
Profession or occupationPoliticians
Law clerks
Found inJoshua Eddy -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 125.), 1850: p. 1 (Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed May 15, 2008 (Goodenow, Rufus King; a Representative from Me.; b. Apr. 24, 1790; d. Mar. 24, 1863)
NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Notices of judgements in Oxford County, Me., 1827-1829 (R.K. Goodenow, clerk, 1827 and 1829; prob. clerk of Oxford County, Me.)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. website, viewed Jan. 19, 2012 (GOODENOW, Rufus King, (brother of Robert Goodenow), a Representative from Maine; born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., Apr. 24, 1790; moved with his parents to Brownfield, Me., in 1802; received a limited schooling; engaged in agricultural pursuits; also followed the sea, having made several voyages to European ports; served as a captain in the Thirty-third Regiment, United States Infantry, in the War of 1812; moved to Paris, Me., in 1821; clerk of the Oxford County Courts 1821-1837; member of the State house of representatives in 1837 and 1838; delegate to the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1839; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in the courts of Maine; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (Mar. 4, 1849-Mar. 3, 1851); died in Paris, Me., Mar. 24, 1863; interment in Riverside Cemetery, South Paris, Me.)