Goodland, John
lawyer, jurist, was born Aug. 10, 1831, in Taunton, England.
In 1849 he emigrated to the United States and lived in the state of New York until 1854; and since that time he has resided in Wisconsin. During 1854-64 he lived in Sharon; then entered the service of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad in Chicago. In 1867 he went to Appleton as their local agent, and resigned in 1874. He then studied law, and in 1888 was elected district attorney of Outagamie county, Wis. In 1891 he was elected circuit judge of the tenth circuit, and received the re-election in 1897.