Morton G. Goode

Morton G. Goode
President pro tempore of the Virginia Senate
In office
January 11, 1950 – January 8, 1952
Preceded byRobert O. Norris Jr.
Succeeded byRobert C. Vaden
Member of the Virginia Senate
In office
December 14, 1936 – January 8, 1952
Preceded byBenjamin Muse
Succeeded byBenjamin L. Campbell
Constituency8th district
In office
January 11, 1922 – January 10, 1928
Preceded byPatrick H. Drewry
Succeeded byRobert Gilliam Jr.
Constituency
  • 29th district (1922‍–‍1924)
  • 8th district (1924‍–‍1928)
Commonwealth's Attorney for Dinwiddie County
In office
January 1, 1912 – December 31, 1921
Preceded byBranch J. Epes
Succeeded byW. P. Sterne
Personal details
BornMorton Graham Goode
(1886-06-29)June 29, 1886
DiedDecember 12, 1959(1959-12-12) (aged 73)
PartyDemocratic
SpouseLucy Barnes Homes
EducationFredericksburg College
University of Virginia

Morton Graham Goode (June 29, 1886 – December 12, 1959) was a Virginia lawyer and Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia. Allied with the Byrd Organization, Goode represented a district centered around Petersburg part time for more than two decades. During his last term before retiring and in the absence of Virginia's Lieutenant Governors, Goode led the Virginia senate as its President pro tempore.