James Goodson

For the United States Army Air Force fighter ace, see James A. Goodson.

James Goodson (1818 – 14 May 1895)^[1][2] was a British Conservative Party politician and railways director.

James Goodson
Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
In office 11 July 1865 – 11 November 1868 Serving with Edmund Lacon
Preceded by	Edmund Lacon Henry Stracey
Succeeded by	Constituency disenfranchised
Personal details
Born	1818
Died	14 May 1895
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

Goodson was elected Conservative MP for Great Yarmouth at the 1865 general election and held the seat until 1868 until it was disenfranchised under the Reform Act 1867 for corruption.^[3][4][1]

Between 1863 and 1866, Goodson was a chairman of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and in February 1879, he became director of the Milford Docks Company.^[5]