Daniel W. Gooch

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Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (January 8, 1820 – November 1, 1891^[2]) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.

Daniel Wheelwright Gooch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts[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 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	Hannah H. Pope
Children	William W. Gooch, born September 8, 1857
Alma mater	Phillips Academy (Andover), Dartmouth College

Early life and education

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]

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.