John Goode Politician

John Goode, Jr. (May 27, 1829 – July 14, 1909) was a prominent Virginia Democratic politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and then was a three-term postbellum United States Congressman, as well as the acting Solicitor General of the United States.

Personal facts

Birth date	May 27, 1829
Birth place	Virginia , Bedford County Virginia
Date of death	July 14, 1909
Place of death	Norfolk Virginia , Virginia
Resting place	Bedford Virginia
Education	Washington and Lee University School of Law Emory and Henry College

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Office holder

appointer	Grover Cleveland
military operations	American Civil War
military branch	Confederate States Army
military rank	Colonel (United States)
military unit	Jubal Early
office	Solicitor General of the United States Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Bedford County Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk County Member of the Confederate States House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district
party	Democratic Party (United States)
region	Virginia Virginia's 2nd congressional district
successor	Jonathan T. Updegraff