Goodwin J. Knight
| Goodwin Knight | |
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| 31st Governor of California | |
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In office October 5, 1953 – January 5, 1959 |
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| Lieutenant | Harold J. Powers |
| Preceded by | Earl Warren |
| Succeeded by | Pat Brown |
| 35th Lieutenant Governor of California | |
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In office January 7, 1947 – October 5, 1953 |
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| Governor | Earl Warren |
| Preceded by | Frederick F. Houser |
| Succeeded by | Harold J. Powers |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Goodwin Jess Knight December 9, 1896 Provo, Utah |
| Died | May 22, 1970 (aged 73) Inglewood, California |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Arville (d.1952) Virginia |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.A.) |
| Profession | Judge |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Goodwin Jess “Goodie” Knight (December 9, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was an American politician who was the 31st Governor of California from 1953 until 1959.
Knight was born in Provo, Utah, but his family moved to Los Angeles when he was a boy. His father, Jess Knight (son of mining magnate Jesse Knight), was a mining engineer, but Goodwin followed in his mother's (Lille) father's (John B. Milner) footsteps. This grandfather was a judge in Provo, Utah.
Knight attended high school in Los Angeles, at Manual Arts High School. One of his classmates was Jimmy Doolittle. He earned an A.B. in Law and Business from Stanford University, where he was a member of the Stanford Chaparral, in 1919. Knight also attended Cornell University. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Knight was a judge of the Superior Court in Los Angeles beginning in 1935. He was reelected in 1936 and 1942 without significant opposition. His case load varied from the glamorous to the mundane. He oversaw weddings and divorces for Hollywood starlets.
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