C. Jay Goodnough
C. Jay Goodnough
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-1916 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1917-1918 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1919-1920 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1921-1922 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1923-1924 | Representative | Speaker | Republican | |
| 1925-1926 | Representative | Majority Floor Leader | Republican | |
| 1927-1928 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1929-1930 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1931-1932 | Representative | Speaker | Republican | |
| Counties | Cameron | |||
Biography
07/15/1867 - 07/21/1938
GOODNOUGH, C. Jay, a Representative from Cameron County; born, July 15, 1867 in Whitesville, Allegany County, NY; elected, prothonotary, Cameron County; elected, register and recorder, Cameron County; elected, clerk of courts, Cameron County; banker; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1915 term and served 8 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Speaker (1923-1924, 1931-1932); elected, Majority Leader (1925-1926); appointed, Pennsylvania School Financing Commission (1929-1930); appointed, member, Board of Trustees, State Teachers College in Lock Haven (now Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania) (1929-1930); appointed, Commission to Procure and Present to Ralph Modjeski a Medal and Scroll (1931-1932); unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House for the 1933 term; gubernatorial appointee, chair, Pennsylvania Public Service Commission; died, July 21, 1938 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; interred, Whitesville Rural Cemetery, Independence, Allegany County, New York.