Morton G. Goode | |
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President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate | |
In office January 11, 1950 – January 8, 1952 | |
Preceded by | Robert O. Norris Jr. |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Vaden |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 8th district | |
In office December 14, 1936 – January 8, 1952 | |
Preceded by | Benjamin Muse |
Succeeded by | Benjamin L. Campbell |
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 29th district | |
In office January 11, 1922 – January 10, 1928 | |
Preceded by | Patrick H. Drewry |
Succeeded by | Robert Gilliam Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Morton Graham Goode June 29, 1886 Skipwith, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 12, 1959 Dinwiddie County, Virginia | (aged 73)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lucy Barnes Homes |
Education | Fredericksburg College University of Virginia |
Morton Graham Goode (June 29, 1886 – December 12, 1959) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia. Allied with the Byrd Organization, Goode represented a district centered around Petersburg part time for more than two decades. During his last term before retiring and in the absence of Virginia's Lieutenant Governors, Goode led the Virginia senate as its President pro tempore.