Mr. Goodrich was elected to the State Legislature by the unanimous vote of his district.

The evidence

• “The first public school was taught in his house, and he kept the first hotel, the first store and the first post office, in Milton; he erected the first frame barn ; he erected an Academy, in 1844, and maintained it at his own expense for ten years, out of which Milton College has grown, and to which his donations were constant and munificent ; he gave the bell to the College, and, with his sister, Miss Polly Goodrich, the bell to the Church. He received many marks of esteem and confidence, was elected to many local offices of trust and responsibility ; was a Director of the first railroad and was elected to the State Legislature by the unanimous vote of his district, in 1855.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/25-bios-milton.md, PDF p. 814 / book p. 818

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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