Goodenow, Rufus King, 1790-1863

found: Joshua Eddy -- heirs of. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 125.), 1850:p. 1 (Mr. Goodenow, from the Committee on Revolutionary Claims)

found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. online, viewed May 15, 2008(Goodenow, Rufus King; a Representative from Me.; b. Apr. 24, 1790; d. Mar. 24, 1863)

found: NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Notices of judgements in Oxford County, Me., 1827-1829(R.K. Goodenow, clerk, 1827 and 1829; prob. clerk of Oxford County, Me.)

found: Biog. dir. of the U.S. Cong. website, viewed Jan. 19, 2012(GOODENOW, Rufus King, (brother of Robert Goodenow), a Representative from Maine; born in Henniker, Merrimack County, N.H., Apr. 24, 1790; moved with his parents to Brownfield, Me., in 1802; received a limited schooling; engaged in agricultural pursuits; also followed the sea, having made several voyages to European ports; served as a captain in the Thirty-third Regiment, United States Infantry, in the War of 1812; moved to Paris, Me., in 1821; clerk of the Oxford County Courts 1821-1837; member of the State house of representatives in 1837 and 1838; delegate to the Whig National Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in 1839; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced in the courts of Maine; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (Mar. 4, 1849-Mar. 3, 1851); died in Paris, Me., Mar. 24, 1863; interment in Riverside Cemetery, South Paris, Me.)