John Z. Goodrich

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24th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
John Z. Goodrich
In office 1861 – 1861
Governor	John Albion Andrew
Preceded by	Eliphalet Trask
Succeeded by	John Nesmith

Born	September 27th, 1804 Sheffield, Massachusetts
Died	April 19th, 1885 Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Political party	Whig/Republican

John Z. Goodrich was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts. He was born in Sheffield, Massachusetts on September 27, 1804. He attended the common schools and Lenox Academy. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and engaged in manufacturing.

Goodrich served in the Massachusetts State Senate, and was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses (March 4, 1851-March 3, 1855). He was a member of the 1861 Peace Conference held in Washington, D.C.. He was elected as a Republican Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1860 and served from January 1, 1861, until his resignation on March 29, 1861. He also served as the president of the Union Emigration Society, a group dedicated to organizing the North for political action. ^[1]

Goodrich was appointed collector of customs at Boston on March 13 and served until March 11, 1865. He retired from public life and died in Stockbridge, Massachusetts on April 19, 1885. His interment was in Stockbridge Cemetery.