Forrest Goodwin

Forrest Goodwin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913
Preceded by	Samuel Wadsworth Gould
Succeeded by	John A. Peters
69th President of the Maine Senate
In office January 4, 1905 – January 2, 1907
Preceded by	Harry R. Virgin
Succeeded by	Fred J. Allen
Member of the Maine Senate from the 8th district
In office January 7, 1903 – January 2, 1907
Preceded by	George G. Weeks
Succeeded by	Edward P. Page
Constituency	Somerset County
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Skowhegan
In office January 2, 1889 – January 7, 1891
Preceded by	Sylvester J. Walton
Succeeded by	Charles A. Marston
Personal details
Born	Edward Forrest Goodwin (1862-06-14)June 14, 1862 Skowhegan, Maine, U.S.
Died	May 28, 1913(1913-05-28) (aged 50) Portland, Maine, U.S.
Resting place	South Side Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Colby College (AB) Boston University (LLB)
Occupation	Politician lawyer

Edward Forrest Goodwin (June 14, 1862 – May 28, 1913) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Skowhegan, Maine and attended the common schools, graduated from Skowhegan High School and Bloomfield Academy. He also graduated from Colby College and the Boston University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Skowhegan.

He was elected a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1889. He was appointed clerk at the Speaker's table under Speaker Thomas B. Reed in the Fifty-first Congress, was elected a member of the Maine Senate for its 1903 and 1905 sessions, and served as its president in 1905.

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third Congress and served from March 4, 1913, until his death in Portland, Maine May 28, 1913. His interment was in South Side Cemetery, Skowhegan.

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

• United States Congress. "Forrest Goodwin (id: G000298)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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