Angier Goodwin
Angier Louis Goodwin (January 30, 1881 â June 20, 1975) was a Republican from Massachusetts who represented the state's 8th congressional district from 1943 to 1955 in the United States House of Representatives. He was previously a mayor and legislator in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature.
| Angier L. Goodwin | |||
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| Former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District From: January 3, 1943 â January 3, 1955 | |||
| Predecessor | Arthur D. Heasley | ||
| Successor | Torbent H. Macdonald | ||
| Former State Senator from Massachusetts's 4th District From: 1929â1941 | |||
| Predecessor | Alvin E. Bliss | ||
| Successor | Sumner G. Whittier | ||
| Former Mayor of Melrose, Massachusetts From: 1921â1923 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | Paul H. Provandle | ||
| Former State Representative from Massachusetts's 22nd District From: 1925â1928 | |||
| Predecessor | ??? | ||
| Successor | Mary L. Barrows | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Religion | Unitarian[1] | ||
U.S. House of Representatives
Goodwin was elected to the House in the 1942 Midterm Elections, defeating Democrat Frederick T. McDermott by twelve percentage points.[2] He was re-elected five times[3] though lost in 1954 to Torbert H. Macdonald.[4]
Reece Committee
On July 27, 1953, the House of Representatives voted to re-enact the Select Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and Comparable Organizations at the request of Brazilla Carroll Reece, who believed that the committee conducted an insufficient job in the previous congressional session.[5]
References
- â Goodridge to Gordinier. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- â MA District 08 Race - Nov 03, 1942. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- â Candidate - Angier L. Goodwin. Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- â Hanley, Robert (May 22, 1976). Rep. Macdonald, 58, Dies; Led Election Law Reform. The New York Times. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- â FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved August 7, 2021.