Goode, William O
state legislator, congressman, was born Sept. 16, 1798, in Inglewood, Va. He was elected for several terms a member of the state legislature; and in 1829 was a member of the state reform convention of Virginia. In 1832 he was again elected to the state legislature; and again elected to the legislature in 1838. He was elected a representative in congress from Virginia in 1841, serving until 1843. He was subsequently again elected to the legislature, and was speaker of the house of delegates for several sessions. In 1853 he was again elected a representative in congress from Virginia, and was regularly re-elected until the thirty-fifth congress. He died July 3, 1859, near Boydtown, Va.