Walter Samuel Goodland (December 22, 1862 – March 12, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician and the 31st Governor of Wisconsin.

He was a member of the Republican Party and attended Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

[1] In 1944, Walter Goodland was elected Governor of Wisconsin in his own right, and in 1946 he was reelected.

Walter Goodland died of a heart attack on Wednesday, March 12, 1947, while in office in Madison, Wisconsin, at age 84.

[2][3] At the time of his death, Goodland was the oldest individual to have served as governor of any state in the union.