Political party Republican Name Daniel Gooch | Spouse Hannah Pope Party Republican Party | |
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) Children William W. Gooch, born September 8, 1857 Alma mater Phillips Academy (Andover), Dartmouth College Role Member of the United States House of Representatives Died November 11, 1891, Melrose, Massachusetts, United States Books Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War Education Phillips Academy, Dartmouth College | ||
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (January 8, 1820 – November 11, 1891) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
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Early life and education
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.
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.