page_title: George Goodman (politician)
hierarchical_section_title: George Goodman (politician)
caption_attribution_description: English: Simpson, John; George Goodman, Mayor (1836); Leeds Civic Collection; http://www.artuk.org/artworks/george-goodman-mayor-1836-32800
context_page_description: Sir George Goodman was an English wool-stapler, a magistrate for the borough and county of Leeds, as well as a Liberal politician. On 1 January 1836, he was elected the first Mayor of Leeds after the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and he served as a Member of Parliament for Leeds from 1852 to 1857.
context_section_description: Sir George Goodman (17 November 1791 – 13 October 1859) was an English wool-stapler, a magistrate for the borough and county of Leeds, as well as a Liberal politician. On 1 January 1836, he was elected the first Mayor of Leeds after the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, and he served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Leeds from 1852 to 1857.
caption: Sir George Goodman, Mayor of Leeds
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