Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	63	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Franklin / Robertson	Robertson
H	63	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Franklin / Robertson	Robertson
H	65	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Franklin / Robertson	Robertson
H	65	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Franklin / Robertson	Robertson
H	48	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Franklin / Robertson	Robertson

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Resolution Providing for Photograph of Hon. J.L. Goodman and Hon. F.C. Weinert, 9/7/1934, p. 72; Presentation of Portrait of J.L. Goodman and Hon. F.C. Weinert, 9/20/1934, pp. 281-284. Biographical sketches, birth dates. House Journal.
Biographical sketch, Jacob Leonard Goodman, pp. 312-313. Born 3/26/1852 in Early County, Georgia, married Carrie Lou Wheless 12/19/1878. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch for Farmers' Alliance convention. "Biographical: Some of the Prominent Men Who Will Take Part in the Convention," Fort Worth Gazette, 7/10/1891, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Memorial, August 1938, p. 262, Jacob L. Goodman, death date 5/3/1938. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Jacob Leonard Goodman, birth date 3/26/1852 in Georgia, death date 5/3/1938 in Waco, attorney, burial in Franklin, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Jacob L. Goodman, birth date 3/26/1852, death date 5/8/1938, burial in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Robertson County. Includes photographs. Find a Grave.
John L. Goodman. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
John L. Goodman. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Judge Jacob L. Goodman, birth date 3/26/1852, death date 5/8/1938, wife Carrie I. Wheeless, burial in Franklin Cemetery, Robertson County. Robertson County Judge (1912-1915), State Representative (1889-1892; 1907-1908; 1931-1934). Robertson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. J.L. Goodman, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Goodman, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Goodman, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Goodman, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.L. Goodman, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Alleged Assault on Representative Burns, Investigate, Special (Chair) Banks and Banking Common Carriers Insurance Judiciary (Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Common Carriers Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judicial Districts Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs
31st R.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Public Buildings and Grounds
30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Penitentiaries (Chair) Private Corporations State Asylums
22nd R.S. - 1891 Claims and Accounts Federal Relations Judicial Districts Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections

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