1. Wells Goodykoontz was a Republican politician from the US state of West Virginia who served in the West Virginia Legislature representing Mingo County.
11 Facts About Wells Goodykoontz
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Wells Goodykoontz was President of the West Virginia Senate from 1917 to 1919, and a Member of the US House of Representatives from the now-defunct 5th congressional district of West Virginia.
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Wells Goodykoontz served during the 66th and 67th United States Congresses.
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Wells Goodykoontz was educated under private tutors and attended Oxford Academy at Floyd, Virginia and Washington and Lee University School of Law.
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Wells Goodykoontz was admitted to the bar in 1893 and began practicing law at Williamson, West Virginia in 1894.
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Wells Goodykoontz served as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1911 and 1912.
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Wells Goodykoontz then served as a member of the State Senate from 1914 to 1918.
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Wells Goodykoontz was President of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor from 1917 until December 1,1918.
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Wells Goodykoontz served as president of the West Virginia Bar Association in 1917 and 1918.
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Wells Goodykoontz chaired the central legal advisory board for West Virginia during the First World War.
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Wells Goodykoontz returned to his law practice and banking interests in Williamson as well as becoming a writer.