Sidney Clayton Goff
Sidney Clayton Goff (January 23, 1861 – May 18, 1935) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
[edit]Goff was born on January 23, 1861, in East Troy, Wisconsin.[1] His father, Sidney Calkins Goff, was Sheriff of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Goff graduated from what is now the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1883. On May 27, 1885, he married Jane Priscilla Britton. They had two children.
Career
[edit]Goff was a member of the Assembly during the 1911 and 1913 sessions.[2] Other positions he held include Mayor of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, the Elkhorn Common Council, and member of the Walworth County Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican. Goff also served as the postmaster of Elkhorn 1928 to 1933. Goff died on May 18, 1935, from injuries he suffer as a result of an automobile accident.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ eBooksRead.com
- ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
- ^ 'Injury Fatal To Dr. Goff, Leading Elkhorn Citizen,' Janesville Daily Gazette, May 18, 1935, pg. 1, 5
External links
[edit]- 1861 births
- 1935 deaths
- People from East Troy, Wisconsin
- Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mayors of places in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin city council members
- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- American Congregationalists
- American dentists
- Indiana University School of Dentistry alumni
- Wisconsin postmasters
- Road incident deaths in Wisconsin
- People from Elkhorn, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin sheriffs