Sidney Clayton Goff
{{short description|American politician}}
Sidney Clayton Goff (January 23, 1861 – May 18, 1935) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography
Goff was born on January 23, 1861, in East Troy, Wisconsin.[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/albert-c-albert-clayton-beckwith/history-of-walworth-county-wisconsin--volume-1-kce/page-57-history-of-walworth-county-wisconsin--volume-1-kce.shtml eBooksRead.com] His father, Sidney Calkins Goff, was Sheriff of Walworth County, Wisconsin. Goff graduated from what is now the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1883. On May 27, 1885, he married Jane Priscilla Britton. They had two children.
Career
Goff was a member of the Assembly during the 1911 and 1913 sessions.{{cite web|url=http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf |title=Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848 – 1999 |publisher=State of Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |page=54 |accessdate=2015-08-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404052836/http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ib/99ib1.pdf |archivedate=April 4, 2015 }} Other positions he held include Mayor of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, the Elkhorn Common Council, and member of the Walworth County Board of Supervisors. He was a Republican. Goff also served as the postmaster of Elkhorn 1928 to 1933. Goff died on May 18, 1935, from injuries he suffer as a result of an automobile accident.'Injury Fatal To Dr. Goff, Leading Elkhorn Citizen,' Janesville Daily Gazette, May 18, 1935, pg. 1, 5
References
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External links
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Category:People from East Troy, Wisconsin
Category:Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Category:Mayors of places in Wisconsin
Category:Wisconsin city council members
Category:County supervisors in Wisconsin
Category:American Congregationalists
Category:Indiana University School of Dentistry alumni
Category:Wisconsin postmasters
Category:Road incident deaths in Wisconsin