John W. Goodwine Explained

John W. Goodwine
State House:Michigan
Term Start:January 1, 1927
Term End:December 11, 1934
Predecessor:Philip O'Connell
Successor:Alpheus P. Decker
Birth Date:1879
Death Date:December 11, 1934
Death Place:Lansing, Michigan
(Kerns Hotel fire)
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John W. Goodwine (1879-1934) was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was one of six members of the state House killed in the Kerns Hotel fire in Lansing on December 11, 1934. Also killed were representatives Charles D. Parker, T. Henry Howlett, Vern Voorhees, Don E. Sias, and D. Knox Hanna, along with state senator John Leidlein. The men were in Lansing for a special session of the Michigan legislature.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125080314/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,711609,00.html National Affairs: Legislators at Lansing