Daniel W. Gooch

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

Daniel Wheelwright Gooch
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th, 6th & 7th district
In office January 31, 1858 – September 1, 1865 March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded by	Benjamin F. Butler (5th) John B. Alley (6th) Nathaniel P. Banks (7th)
Succeeded by	Nathaniel P. Banks (5th) Nathaniel P. Banks (6th) George S. Boutwell (7th)
Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853
In office 1853–1853
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1820 Wells, Maine
Died	November 11, 1891(1891-11-11) (aged 71) Melrose, Massachusetts
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hannah H. Pope
Children	William W. Gooch, b. September 8, 1857
Alma mater	Phillips Academy (Andover), Dartmouth College

Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (January 8, 1820 – November 11, 1891) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Gooch, the son of John and Olive (Winn) Gooch, was born in Wells, Maine on January 8, 1820. 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.

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 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).

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Nathaniel P. Banks	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district January 31, 1858 – March 3, 1863	Succeeded by George S. Boutwell
Preceded by John B. Alley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 6th congressional district March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865	Succeeded by Nathaniel P. Banks
Preceded by Benjamin F. Butler	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Succeeded by Nathaniel P. Banks

Persondata
Name	Gooch, Daniel Wheelwright
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 8, 1820
Place of birth	Wells, Maine
Date of death	November 11, 1891
Place of death	Melrose