Louis Bertrand Goodall (September 23, 1851 in Winchester, New Hampshire – June 26, 1935 in Sanford, Maine) was an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a United States representative from Maine from 1917 to 1921.

Louis B. Goodall
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byAsher Hinds
Succeeded byCarroll L. Beedy
Personal details
Born
Louis Bertrand Goodall

(1851-09-23)September 23, 1851
Winchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJune 26, 1935(1935-06-26) (aged 82)
Sanford, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeOakdale Cemetery
Political partyRepublican

Biography edit

He moved to Troy, New Hampshire with his parents in 1852. He attended the common schools of Troy, then attended a private school in Thompson, Connecticut, the Vermont Episcopal Institute, a private school in England, and the Kimball Union Academy.

Business career edit

He entered his father's mills at Sanford, Maine in 1874 and afterward engaged extensively in the wool-manufacturing industry and in the railroad business. He established the Goodall Worsted Co., which originated Palm Beach cloth.

He became president of the Sanford National Bank from its organization in 1896, and became chairman of the Maine commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., in 1904.

Congress edit

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921). He was elected chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 2 (Sixty-sixth Congress).

Retirement and death edit

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1920. He resumed manufacturing interests and banking in Sanford, Maine, until his death there.

His interment was in Oakdale Cemetery.

References edit

  • United States Congress. "Louis B. Goodall (id: G000276)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links edit

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 1st congressional district

March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921
Succeeded by