James William Good
| James William Good | |
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James W. Good in 1919
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| 50th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office March 6, 1929 – November 18, 1929 |
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| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Dwight F. Davis |
| Succeeded by | Patrick J. Hurley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th district |
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In office March 4, 1909 – June 15, 1921 |
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| Preceded by | Robert G. Cousins |
| Succeeded by | Cyrenus Cole |
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September 24, 1866 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States |
| Died | November 18, 1929 (aged 63) Washington, D.C., United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Good |
| Children | James William Good, Jr. Robert Edmund Good |
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Coe College University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
James William Good (September 24, 1866 – November 18, 1929) was an American politician from the state of Iowa, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Cabinet of President Herbert Hoover as Secretary of War. He was a member of the Republican Party.
James William Good was born near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Henry and Margaret Coombs Good. He studied at Coe College, graduating in 1892. He later studied at University of Michigan Law School, graduating in 1893. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Indianapolis, Indiana, the same year. He married Lucy Deacon on October 4, 1894. They had two sons, James William, Jr. and Robert Edmund Good.
In 1896, Good returned to Cedar Rapids, where he continued to practice law. Good served as the Cedar Rapids City Attorney from 1906 to 1908.
Good was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1909 to 1921, where he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district (then made up of Linn, Grundy, Benton, Marshall, Tama, Jones, and Cedar counties). He became chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in 1919, and continued to serve in that position until the end of his service. He was re-elected seven times, and never defeated. But soon after his fellow Republican, Warren G. Harding, was elected president in November 1920, Good disclosed that he would likely resign his seat in Congress and join a Chicago, Illinois law firm, once Good's plan to reorganize the budgetary process was adopted. Good resigned on June 10, 1921. Republican Cyrenus Cole of Cedar Rapids won a special election to fill his vacancy, and was sworn in August 1, 1921.
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