Joseph Aloysius Goulden | |
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 Frontispiece of 1917'sJoseph A. Goulden, Late a Representative | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – May 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Henry S. De Forest |
| Succeeded by | William Stiles Bennet |
| Constituency | 23rd district |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Ketcham |
| Succeeded by | Stephen B. Ayres |
| Constituency | 18th district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1844-08-01)August 1, 1844 Littlestown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1915(1915-05-03) (aged 70) Broad Street Station,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Joseph's Cemetery,Taneytown, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps Pennsylvania National Guard |
| Years of service | 1864–1866 (Marine Corps) 1882-1886 (National Guard) |
| Rank | Sergeant (Marine Corps) Colonel (National Guard) |
| Unit | Marine Detachment,USSDon (Marine Corps) Military Staff, GovernorRobert E. Pattison (National Guard) |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Joseph Aloysius Goulden (August 1, 1844 – May 3, 1915) was an American educator, businessman,Civil War veteran, and politician who served five terms as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1903 to 1911, and from 1913 to 1915.
Born on August 1, 1844, inLittlestown, Pennsylvania, he attended the schools ofGettysburg, Pennsylvania andTaneytown, Maryland, graduated from Eagleton Institute in Taneytown, and received his certification as a teacher when he was 18. Goulden was present whenAbraham Lincoln delivered theGettysburg Address, and heard the speech in person.[1]
Goulden served during theAmerican Civil War as a member of theUnited States Marine Corps. He enlisted in 1864, was discharged in 1866, and attained the rank ofsergeant. He was a member of the Marine detachment aboard theUSSDon, and saw combat in battles includingDrewry's Bluff, where the ship he was on received fire from the shore and he was wounded.[2]
After the war Goulden was a teacher and principal at public and parochial schools inEmmitsburg, Maryland andMartinsburg, West Virginia, and served as a member of the board of managers of Pennsylvania's state reformatory inMorganza, Pennsylvania. In 1870 he relocated toPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he established himself in the insurance business as a manager forPenn Mutual Life Insurance. From 1882 to 1886 he served on the military staff ofGovernorRobert E. Pattison with the rank ofcolonel.[3]
In 1889 Goulden moved toNew York City, where he pursued business investments in addition to remaining active in insurance. Among his ventures was theChelan ConsolidatedCopper Company, of which he was president.[4] He was also the principal of an insurance agency, J. A. Goulden & Son.[5]
Goulden later moved toThe Bronx. He was active in several veterans' and civic causes, including the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association,[6] the state and city school systems, and theCollege of the City of New York.[7] He was a member of theGrand Army of the Republic, a member of the board of trustees of theBath, New York soldiers' home, and secretary of the commission that erected theSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument onRiverside Drive. Goulden Avenue in the Bronx is named in his honor.[8][9][10]
Goulden spent summers and holidays at Glenburn, a country home in Taneytown which had been in his family for several generations.[11]
Goulden was active politics as aDemocrat and was identified withTammany Hall. In 1902 he was elected to the58th Congress. He was reelected to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1911. He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1910.[12][13]
In 1912 Goulden was elected to the63rd Congress. He was reelected to the64th Congress in 1914, and served from March 4, 1913, until his death.[14]
He died inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1915, expiring atBroad Street Station while in town to attend a meeting of the Penn Mutual Insurance Board of Trustees, of which he was a member.[15] He was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Taneytown.[16]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 18th congressional district 1903–1911 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 23rd congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
