Robert F. Goldsworthy Explained

Robert F. Goldsworthy
State:Washington
State House:Washington
District:9th
Term Start:1957
Term End:1973
Party:Republican
Birth Date:26 September 1917
Birth Place:Spokane, Washington
Death Place:Spokane, Washington
Relations:Harry E. Goldsworthy (brother)
Alma Mater:Washington State University
Branch:United States Air Force
Serviceyears:1940–1975
Rank:Major General
Battles:World War II
Korean War

Robert Flood Goldsworthy (September 26, 1917 – January 25, 2014) was a state legislator in the U.S. state of Washington. He was born in Spokane.[1] [2] He is also a retired major general in the United States Air Force.[3] He served 9th district in the Washington House of Representatives from 1957 to 1973 as a Republican.[4]

Goldsworthy served in the United States Air Force during World War II and the Korean War, and was kept as a prisoner of war in Japan during the former. He retired from the Air Force in 1975.[5] He died at the age of 96 in January 2014.[6] His wife, Jean died less than a year later, on January 15, 2015.[7] They survived by her son Robert, her daughter Jill, their six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boswell . Sharon . Robert F. Goldsworthy - An Oral History . apps.leg.wa.gov.
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Robert F. Goldsworthy .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140610205727/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-126071611.html Brigadier General Robert F. Goldsworthy Biography
  4. Web site: State of Washington Members of the Legislature, 1889 2011 . Washington State Legislature . https://web.archive.org/web/20220420082957/https://leg.wa.gov/History/Legislative/Documents/MembersOfLeg2011.pdf . 20 April 2022 . live.
  5. News: Tupper . Tove . Veteran, 93, on why the Honor Flight leaving Friday is priceless . Krem.com . 23 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104041732/http://www.krem.com/news/local/Veteran-93-on-why-hes-elated--130414593.html . 4 January 2014 . dead.
  6. News: Obituary: Goldsworthy, Robert F. Usaf Major General Ret.. 6 February 2014. spokesman. 5 February 2014.
  7. Web site: Jean GOLDSWORTHY Obituary (09/09/1919 - 01/06/2015) - Spokane, WA - Spokesman-Review. Legacy.com.