Daniel W. Gooch
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Daniel Wheelwright Gooch was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He 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 beame 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.
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| 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 |
