Daniel W. Gooch

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Daniel Wheelwright Gooch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts
In office January 31, 1858 – September 1, 1865 March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Nathaniel P. Banks (7th) John B. Alley (6th) Benjamin Butler (5th)
Succeeded by	George S. Boutwell (7th) Nathaniel P. Banks (6th) Nathaniel P. Banks (5th)
Constituency	7th district (1858–63) 6th district (1863–65) 5th district (1873–75)
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office 1853–1853
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1852
Personal details
Born	(1820-01-08)January 8, 1820 Wells, Massachusetts (now Maine)
Died	November 1, 1891(1891-11-01) (aged 71) Melrose, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	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) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.

Early life and education

Gooch, the son of John and Olive (Winn) Gooch, was born in Wells in Massachusetts' District of Maine (Maine achieved statehood two months after Gooch's birth). He attended the public schools, Phillips Academy, and graduated from Dartmouth College. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Boston.

Career

Gooch served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853, and was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Nathaniel 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 President Andrew 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 in Melrose on November 11, 1891 and was interred in Wyoming Cemetery.

References

• Daniel W. Gooch at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-04-07
• Rand, John Clark, One of a Thousand A series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. pages 252-253, (1890).