Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Walter Goodland was a lawyer and newspaper owner; he had owned a newspaper in Michigan in Iron Mountain. Goodland spent time on the Gogebic Range as a young man. He came to the range and began practicing law in Wakefield, Michigan. There he began the Wakefield Bulletin, one the early daily newspapers of the range.

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  • Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Walter Goodland was a lawyer and newspaper owner; he had owned a newspaper in Michigan in Iron Mountain. Goodland spent time on the Gogebic Range as a young man. He came to the range and began practicing law in Wakefield, Michigan. There he began the Wakefield Bulletin, one the early daily newspapers of the range. Later, he established the Ironwood Times, disposing of it in May 1895 to Bennett and Green. The Ironwood Times continued to publish until May 1946. Goodland served in the Wisconsin State Senate. From 1911 to 1915, he was mayor of Racine, Wisconsin. From 1939 to 1943, Walter Goodland was lieutenant governor. In 1942, he was reelected lieutenant governor. On December 7, 1942, Governor-elect Orland Steen Loomis died before his inaugural. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that Lieutenant Governor Goodland would serve Orland Loomis's term as acting governor, overriding the view of Governor Julius Heil that he should continue as Governor of Wisconsin. Goodland was initially paid as the Lieutenant Governor, with a salary of $1,500 a year. He earned a six dollar daily bonus for being acting governor while the legislature was in session, and a five dollar daily bonus when it was not. In 1944, Walter Goodland was elected Governor of Wisconsin, and in 1946 he was reelected. Walter Goodland died of a heart attack on Wednesday, March 12, 1947 while in office in Madison, Wisconsin, at age 84. According to Guinness World Records, Walter Goodland was the oldest individual to date to serve as Governor of any state in the union.
  • Walter Samuel Goodland war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1943 bis 1947 der 31. Gouverneur von Wisconsin.
  • Walter Samuel Goodland, född 22 december 1862 i Sharon, Wisconsin, död 12 mars 1947 i Madison, Wisconsin, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Wisconsin från 1943 fram till sin död. Han var den äldsta guvernören i Wisconsins historia. Goodland var publicist och advokat innan han blev politiker. Han var borgmästare i Racine, Wisconsin 1911-1915. Goodland var viceguvernör i Wisconsin 1939-1943. Han var inte en av guvernörskandidaterna i valet 1942. Orland Steen Loomis vann valet men avled innan han hann tillträda guvernörsämbetet. Det tvistades om vem som skulle bli guvernör efter att Julius P. Heils mandatperiod skulle löpa ut i januari 1943. Wisconsins högsta domstol avgjorde att viceguvernören Goodland fick efterträda Heil som guvernör. Goodland var 80 år gammal vid den tidpunkten. Han vann 1944 års guvernörsval i Wisconsin mot demokraten Daniel W. Hoan. Goodland omvaldes 1946. Han avled i ämbetet 84 år gammal och efterträddes av Oscar Rennebohm. Goodland var gift tre gånger och hade fyra barn från första äktenskapet och ett barn från andra äktenskapet.
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  • Walter Samuel Goodland was an American politician and governor of Wisconsin. He was a Republican. He attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Walter Goodland was a lawyer and newspaper owner; he had owned a newspaper in Michigan in Iron Mountain. Goodland spent time on the Gogebic Range as a young man. He came to the range and began practicing law in Wakefield, Michigan. There he began the Wakefield Bulletin, one the early daily newspapers of the range.
  • Walter Samuel Goodland war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1943 bis 1947 der 31. Gouverneur von Wisconsin.
  • Walter Samuel Goodland, född 22 december 1862 i Sharon, Wisconsin, död 12 mars 1947 i Madison, Wisconsin, var en amerikansk republikansk politiker. Han var guvernör i Wisconsin från 1943 fram till sin död. Han var den äldsta guvernören i Wisconsins historia. Goodland var publicist och advokat innan han blev politiker. Han var borgmästare i Racine, Wisconsin 1911-1915. Goodland var viceguvernör i Wisconsin 1939-1943. Han var inte en av guvernörskandidaterna i valet 1942.
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  • Walter Samuel Goodland
  • Walter S. Goodland
  • Walter Samuel Goodland
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