Capt William Leftwich Goggin

Birth: May 31, 1807 Bunker Hill (Bedford County) Bedford County Virginia, USA Death: Jan. 3, 1870 Bunker Hill (Bedford County) Bedford County Virginia, USA

US Congressman. He attended Tucker's Law School in Winchester, Virginia, was admitted to the bar, and established a legal practice in Bedford, Virginia. After serving in the Virginia House of Delegates, he was elected as a Whig to Congress in 1838 and served from 1839 to 1843. Defeated for reelection in 1842, he was again elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas W. Gilmer, and served from 1844 to 1845. He would serve one more term, from 1847 to 1849. He was the unsuccessful Whig candiate for Governor of Virginia in 1859. During the Civil War, he was a captain of Home Guards in the Confederate Army. Following the war, he returned to his legal practice in Bedford. (bio by: Garver Graver)

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 Faye Charlotte Goggin (1841 - 1841)*

 Elizabeth Amoretta Summers Goggin (1845 - 1868)*

 John Pleasant Goggin (1853 - 1853)*

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Burial: Goggin Family Cemetery Bunker Hill (Bedford County) Bedford County Virginia, USA

Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Garver Graver Record added: Jun 18, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 53827830 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53827830

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THE LEFTWICH-TURNER FAMILIES OF VIRGINIA AND THEIR CONNECTIONS by Walter Hopkins C.J. Carrier and Co. copyright 1992 3 rd "See "Descendants of Mordecai Cooke and Thomas Booth" by Dr. and Mrs. William Stubbs and "Virginia Soldiers of 1776" p. 118, by Louis A. Burgess"

Sources: 1.Title: Hardesty 3 Author: Kathleen Brawn Publication: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=:2217097 Date: Sep 2002

US Congressman. He attended Tucker's Law School in Winchester, Virginia, was admitted to the bar, and established a legal practice in Bedford, Virginia. After serving in the Virginia House of Delegates, he was elected as a Whig to Congress in 1838 and served from 1839 to 1843. Defeated for reelection in 1842, he was again elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas W. Gilmer, and served from 1844 to 1845. He would serve one more term, from 1847 to 1849. He was the unsuccessful Whig candiate for Governor of Virginia in 1859. During the Civil War, he was a captain of Home Guards in the Confederate Army. Following the war, he returned to his legal practice in Bedford.

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