the United States House of Representatives. During that time, he also was a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829. Goode was re-elected to the House of Delegates (1839–41). He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1840, serving from 1841 to 1843. He was elected again to the Virginia House from 1845 to 1847, and was elected as Speaker. He served as delegate to the second Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1850. Elected again to the US House of Representatives in 1852, he served three terms, from 1853 until his death in 1859. He became chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia from 1857 to 1858. Death and legacy Goode died in Boydton on July 3, 1859. He was buried at his nearby plantation of "Wheatland", which did not survive into the 20th century, although his birthplace "Inglewood" did. Electoral history 1841; Goode was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 75% of the vote, defeating Independents Richard H. Baptist and a man identified only as Marshall. 1853; Goode was re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 65.34% of the vote, defeating Whig Wyatt Cardwell and Independents William C. Flournoy and William S. Scott. 1855; Goode was re-elected with 61.27% of the vote, defeating American Littleton Tazewell. 1857; Goode was re-elected with 75.97% of the vote, defeating an American identified only as Collier. 1859; Goode was re-elected with 63.79% of the vote, defeating Independent Democrat Flournoy. Legacy and honors A cenotaph was erected in his memory at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) Notes References Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Biography 1798 births 1859 deaths Speakers of the Virginia House of Delegates Virginia lawyers College of William & Mary alumni People from Mecklenburg County, Virginia Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia Virginia Whigs 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers Burials in Virginia People from Boydton, Virginia American slave owners