NAME, Years Elected to City Council

JVB Goodrich (1839-?), served on City Council in 1871.

POLITICAL AFFILIATION

Republican¹

BIO

JVB Goodrich was born in New York and moved to Michigan in 1858. In 1861 he enlisted in the 4th Michigan Infantry and served in the Civil War. He moved to Oakland in 1865 and practiced law, served as the County Clerk for four years, and was elected Justice of the Piece in 1880.³

OTHER POSITIONS IN CITY GOVERNMENT

1874- County Auditor

1874-1878 County Clerk (Alameda County) ²

1880- Justice of the Peace⁴

REFERENCES

1. "Oakland Items." San Francisco Chronicle: Jul 16, 1869.

2. Langly, Henry. A directory of the city of Oakland and the town of Alameda for the year ending 1874.

3. "Polkton Tp. History." Transcribed by Leslie Coulson, 2006.

4. "Polkton Tp. History."