Daniel Wheelwright Gooch | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts[1] | |
| In office January 31, 1858 – September 1, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel P. Banks |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel P. Banks |
| Constituency | 7th district (1858–63) 6th district (1863–65) |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Butler |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel P. Banks |
| Constituency | 5th district |
| Member of theMassachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 | |
| In office 1853–1853 | |
| Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1852 | |
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| Born | (1820-01-08)January 8, 1820 |
| Died | November 1, 1891(1891-11-01) (aged 71) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Hannah H. Pope |
| Children | William W. Gooch, born September 8, 1857 |
| Alma mater | Phillips Academy (Andover),Dartmouth College |
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (January 8, 1820 – November 1, 1891[2]) was aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts.
Daniel W. Gooch was born on January 8, 1820, in Wells, York County (then part of Massachusetts, now Maine).[3] He attended public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1843.[4] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1846.[5]
Gooch served as a member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives, was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853, and was elected as aRepublican to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofNathaniel P. Banks. He was reelected to the four succeeding Congresses and served from January 31, 1858, to September 1, 1865, when he resigned. He was appointed Navy agent of the port of Boston in 1865, but removed by PresidentAndrew Johnson. He was again elected to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875), but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress.
He then became a pension agent in Boston 1876-1886, resumed the practice of law and also engaged in literary pursuits. Gooch died inMelrose on November 11, 1891, and was interred in Wyoming Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 7th congressional district January 31, 1858 – March 3, 1863 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Succeeded by |
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