Abe McGregor Goff (December 21, 1899-November 23, 1984) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably serving a term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Goff was born in Colfax, Washington. After serving as a private during World War I, he entered the University of Idaho's College of Law, graduating in 1924. He commenced practice in Moscow, Idaho the same year. From 1926-34, he was prosecuting attorney for Latah County....
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Abe McGregor Goff (December 21, 1899-November 23, 1984) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably serving a term in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Goff was born in Colfax, Washington. After serving as a private during World War I, he entered the University of Idaho's College of Law, graduating in 1924. He commenced practice in Moscow, Idaho the same year. From 1926-34, he was prosecuting attorney for Latah County. He also worked as a special lecturer at the University of Idaho law school from 1933-41. In 1940, he was made president of the Idaho Bar Association.
In 1941, he was elected to the Idaho State Senate. Later the same year, he was activated as a member of the U.S. Army Reserves as a major, and was discharged as a colonel in 1946. While in the military, he was awarded the Legion of Merit.
In the 1946 elections, he was elected to the U.S. House as a Republican, defeating incumbent Compton I. White. He served only one term there, as White defeated...
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