Guy D. Goff
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Guy Despard Goff was a United States Senator from West Virginia
.
Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia
, he attended the common schools and the College of William and Mary. He graduated from Kenyon College
(in Gambier, Ohio
) in 1888 and from the law department of Harvard University
in 1891; he was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1893 he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
in and continued the practice of law; he was elected prosecuting attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1895 and was appointed by President William H. Taft as United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915. Goff was appointed special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1917, and during the First World War he was commissioned a colonel in the Judge Advocate General
's Department of the United States Army
and served in France and Germany in 1918-1919.
Goff was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson
as general counsel
of the United States Shipping Board
in 1920 and later became a member, serving until 1921; he was appointed an assistant to the Attorney General on several occasions from 1920 to 1923. He returned to Clarksburg in 1923 and was elected as a Republican
to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1925, to March 4, 1931; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1930.
While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-first Congress). He resided in Washington, D.C.
and died at his winter home in Thomasville, Georgia
in 1933, aged 66. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery
.
Guy D. Goff was a son of Nathan Goff, a U.S. Senator and Representative
from West Virginia, and was the father of Louise Goff Reece
, a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
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Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Clarksburg is a city in and the county seat of Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, in the north-central region of the state. It is the principal city of the Clarksburg, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area...
, he attended the common schools and the College of William and Mary. He graduated from Kenyon College
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
(in Gambier, Ohio
Gambier, Ohio
Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census.Gambier is the home of Kenyon College and was named after one of Kenyon College's early benefactors, Lord Gambier....
) in 1888 and from the law department of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1891; he was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1893 he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
in and continued the practice of law; he was elected prosecuting attorney of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1895 and was appointed by President William H. Taft as United States district attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin from 1911 to 1915. Goff was appointed special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States in 1917, and during the First World War he was commissioned a colonel in the Judge Advocate General
Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army
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's Department of the United States Army
United States Army
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and served in France and Germany in 1918-1919.
Goff was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, from 1913 to 1921. A leader of the Progressive Movement, he served as President of Princeton University from 1902 to 1910, and then as the Governor of New Jersey from 1911 to 1913...
as general counsel
General Counsel
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of the United States Shipping Board
United States Shipping Board
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in 1920 and later became a member, serving until 1921; he was appointed an assistant to the Attorney General on several occasions from 1920 to 1923. He returned to Clarksburg in 1923 and was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the U.S. Senate and served from March 4, 1925, to March 4, 1931; he was not a candidate for renomination in 1930.
While in the Senate, he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-first Congress). He resided in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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and died at his winter home in Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville, Georgia
Thomasville is the county seat of Thomas County, Georgia, United States. The city is the second largest in Southwest Georgia after Albany.The city deems itself the City of Roses and holds an annual Rose Festival. The town features plantations open to the public, a historic downtown, a large...
in 1933, aged 66. Interment was in Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, is a military cemetery in the United States of America, established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Arlington House, formerly the estate of the family of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna Lee, a great...
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Guy D. Goff was a son of Nathan Goff, a U.S. Senator and Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from West Virginia, and was the father of Louise Goff Reece
Louise Goff Reece
Louise Goff Reece was a United States Representative from Tennessee.-Early life:Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of Guy D. Goff and granddaughter of Nathan Goff, both of whom were U.S. Senators from West Virginia. She was educated at Miss Treat's School, Milwaukee-Downer Seminary,...
, a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.