John B. Goodwin
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John Benjamin Goodwin was born in Cobb County, Georgia
, USA the son of and attended school in Powder Springs
.
He moved to Atlanta in 1870 and studied law at Gartrell & Stephens and a year later was admitted to the bar.
From 1872 to 1874, he was a reporter for Alexander St. Clair-Abrams
at the Daily Herald after which he returned to law.
He served on the city council off and on from then until 1883 when he was elected mayor, after which he served over ten years as city attorney, then served as mayor a second time during the Panic of 1893
. He left the city in 1901 and for 16 years served as the grand secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
.
He died in 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Cobb County, Georgia
Cobb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, which is located in the center of the county. The county was named for Thomas Willis Cobb, who in the early 19th century was a United States representative and senator from Georgia...
, USA the son of and attended school in Powder Springs
Powder Springs, Georgia
Powder Springs is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 13,940 at the 2010 census.- History :The town of Powder Springs was incorporated as Springville in 1838 in the lands of two Cherokee Indian chiefs, Chief Nose and Chief Ana Kanasta . Gold had been discovered in...
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He moved to Atlanta in 1870 and studied law at Gartrell & Stephens and a year later was admitted to the bar.
From 1872 to 1874, he was a reporter for Alexander St. Clair-Abrams
Alexander St. Clair-Abrams
Alexander St. Clair-Abrams was a writer who owned newspapers and railroads in the Southern United States and also published under the names A.S. Abrams and A. Sinclair Abrams.-Civil War:...
at the Daily Herald after which he returned to law.
He served on the city council off and on from then until 1883 when he was elected mayor, after which he served over ten years as city attorney, then served as mayor a second time during the Panic of 1893
Panic of 1893
The Panic of 1893 was a serious economic depression in the United States that began in 1893. Similar to the Panic of 1873, this panic was marked by the collapse of railroad overbuilding and shaky railroad financing which set off a series of bank failures...
. He left the city in 1901 and for 16 years served as the grand secretary of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows , also known as the Three Link Fraternity, is an altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization derived from the similar British Oddfellows service organizations which came into being during the 18th century, at a time when altruistic and charitable acts were...
.
He died in 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland.