Robert Goodenow (April 19,1800 –May 15,1874) was a U.S. Representative from Maine,brother of Rufus King Goodenow.
Born in Henniker,New Hampshire,Goodenow moved with his parents to Brownfield,Maine,in 1802. He attended the common schools at that place and at Sanford in 1815 and 1816. He studied medicine and law. He was admitted to the bar in 1822 and commenced practice in Wilton,Maine. He moved to Farmington,Maine,in 1832 and continued the practice of law. Goodenow was county attorney from 1828 to 1834.
Goodenow was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second Congress (March 4,1851 –March 3,1853). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He was appointed State Bank Commissioner in 1857. He was County Treasurer of Franklin County 1866–1868,then again County Attorney in 1869 and 1870,as well as Treasurer of Franklin County Savings Bank 1868–1874.
He died in Farmington,May 15,1874 and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.
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Rufus King Goodenow was a United States representative from Maine. Born in Henniker,New Hampshire,he moved with his parents to Brownfield,Maine in 1802. He received limited schooling,subsequently engaged in agricultural pursuits. He also made several voyages to European ports and served as a captain in the Thirty-third Regiment,United States Infantry,in the War of 1812. He moved to Paris,Maine in 1821. He was the brother of Robert Goodenow.