Goodwin was elected to be Arizona Territory's delegate to the 39th United States Congress on September 6, 1865, defeating incumbent Charles D. Poston in the process.
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The mining district near Fort Whipple was seen first, followed by the areas around the Verde and Salinas rivers.
However, as they were unsure as to where the border between the states was, they proceeded to Navajo Springs, where on the 29th the first territorial governor of Arizona, John Noble Goodwin, was sworn in by Richard Cunningham McCormick, the first secretary of the territory and Goodwin's eventual successor.
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