Edward E. Goodwyn

Edward Everard Goodwyn
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 6th district
In office
1945–1947
Preceded byGarland Gray
Succeeded byGarland Gray
Personal details
Born(1874-09-26)September 26, 1874
Greensville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1961(1961-04-29) (aged 86)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLucille Grigg
Alma materFranklin Academy
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1914-1919, 1936-1940
RankBrigadier General
UnitVirginia Militia
Battles/warsFirst World War

Edward Everard Goodwyn (September 26, 1874 – April 29, 1961) (nicknamed "E.E.") was a Southside Virginia militia leader and real estate and insurance executive who served as a Democratic short-term member of the Virginia Senate representing his native Greensville, Suffolk and Surry Counties.[1] Goodwyn was appointed to the unexpired term of state senator Garland Gray when Gray announced his resignation citing family business obligations. Two years later, Goodwyn announced his retirement, Gray entered the race and was again elected to his former seat.

  1. ^ Richard Lee Morton, Virginia Lives, the Old Dominion's Who's Who 1964 (Historical Record Association, Hopkinsville, Kentucky 1964), p. 384