Daniel Linn Gooch

For other people named Daniel Gooch, see Daniel Gooch (disambiguation).

Daniel Linn Gooch (October 28, 1853 – April 12, 1913) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky and businessman.

Daniel Linn Gooch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	Albert S. Berry
Succeeded by	Joseph L. Rhinock
Personal details
Born	(1853-10-28)October 28, 1853 Rumsey, Kentucky
Died	April 12, 1913(1913-04-12) (aged 59) Covington, Kentucky
Resting place	Dayton, Ohio
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	Pharmaceutical executive

Born in Rumsey, McLean County, Kentucky, Gooch attended a private school. After entering the pharmaceutical industry at the age of seventeen, he subsequently became president of a large wholesale drug and chemical company.

Gooch was elected as a Democrat to the 57th and 58th Congresses, between March 4, 1901, and March 3, 1905.^[1]

According to the November 1903 Congressional Dictionary, Gooch "takes great interest in patriotic societies, one of his ancestors being a major-general and another a colonial governor; is deputy governor-general of the Society of Sons of Colonial Wars, and governor of the Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors".^[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1904, henceforth retiring from public life.

Gooch died in Covington, Kentucky, on April 12, 1913. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.