| Goodwin Knight  AKA Goodwin Jess Knight
Born: 9-Dec-1896
Birthplace: Provo, UT
Died: 22-May-1970
Location of death: Inglewood, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA
Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of California, 1953-59 Military service: US Navy (WWI) Father: Jess Knight (mining engineer)
Mother: Lille
Wife: Arville (d. 29-Oct-1952 heart attack, two daughters)
Wife: Virginia Carlson (b. 1918, m. 2-Aug-1954, d. 2010)
High School: Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles, CA
University: BA Law and Business, Stanford University (1919)
University: Cornell University
Governor of California (1953-59)
Lieutenant Governor of California (1947-53)
California State Official Superior Court Judge (1935-46)
American Legion
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Freemasonry
Knights of Pythias
Loyal Order of Moose
Oddfellows
Order of AHEPA
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Visited Disneyland on Opening Day
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