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See also
John
Goff Ballentine —
Edward
Everett Brodie —
Philip
Pitt Campbell —
Stephen
Heard Darden —
Harry
Holswade —
Louise
Goff Reece —
Houston
Goff Young |
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Goff, A. M. —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Abe McGregor
(1899-1984) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash., December
21, 1899.
Son of Herbert William Goff (1868-1940) and Mary (Dorsey) Goff
(1868-1935).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Latah
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1926-34; member of Idaho
state senate, 1941-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948;
member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1958-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Federal
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho, November
23, 1984 (age 84 years, 338
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Goff, Alice M. —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Goff, Bob (born c.1948) —
of Casselberry, Seminole
County, Fla.
Born about 1948.
School
teacher; real estate
agent; mayor
of Casselberry, Fla., 2004-08; defeated, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Goff, Brenda (born
c.1956) —
of Mt. Vernon, Posey
County, Ind.
Born about 1956.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Goff, Carol —
of Michigan.
Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Goff, Cecil D. —
of California.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Goff, Charles —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Goff, Darius L. —
of Warwick, Kent
County, R.I.
Mayor
of Warwick, R.I., 1953-54.
Still living as of 1954.
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Goff, David —
of Randolph
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 9th District, 1875-77.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, E. C. —
of Ritchie
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ritchie County, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Ernest —
of Eveleth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Eugene —
of Cowen, Webster
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Chair of
Webster County Democratic Party, 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
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Goff, F. V. —
of Blue
Earth County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 14th District, 1879-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Fred H. —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Harrison County Democratic Party, 1945-55.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, George W. —
of Moriah, Essex
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1849-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Guy Despard
(1866-1933) —
also known as Guy D. Goff —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
13, 1866.
Son of Laura E. (Despard) Goff and Nathan Goff,
Jr..
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1911-15; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Died in Thomasville, Thomas
County, Ga., January
7, 1933 (age 66 years, 116
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Goff, Hattie B. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1949.
Female.
Still living as of 1949.
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Goff, Hoy S. —
of Spencer, Roane
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of West Virginia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949.
Still living as of 1949.
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Goff, J. B. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, John H. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1919-23; appointed 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, John M. —
of Tift
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Tift County, 1937-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, John William
(1848-1924) —
also known as John W. Goff —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in County Wexford, Ireland,
January
1, 1848.
Lawyer;
New York City Recorder, 1895-1906; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-18.
Irish
ancestry.
Died November
9, 1924 (age 76 years, 313
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Jonathan —
of Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1828, 1830, 1834,
1836.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Joseph W. —
of New York.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Kenneth —
of Leitchfield, Grayson
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Goff, Linda R. —
of Warren, Macomb
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1998.
Female.
Still living as of 1998.
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Louise See Louise
Goff Reece |
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Goff, Mary —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Nathan, Sr. —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1863,
1865, 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Nathan, Jr.
(1843-1920) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.), February
9, 1843.
Son of Nathan Goff, Sr..
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1867-68;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1872,
1876,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for West Virginia, 1876-82; candidate for Governor of
West Virginia, 1876, 1888; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1881; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1883-89;
defeated, 1870, 1874; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1892-1913; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1913-19.
Episcopalian.
Died in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 24,
1920 (age 77 years, 75
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Clarksburg, W.Va.
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Goff, Robert E. —
of Webster
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Webster County, 1979-84;
appointed 1979.
Still living as of 1984.
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Goff, Roy C. —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, Sidney C. —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1908
(alternate), 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, William H. —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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Goff, William R. —
of Wood
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wood County, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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