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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsDaniel Wheelwright GOOCH
(1820-1891)
GOOCH, Daniel Wheelwright,
a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Wells, York County,
Maine, January 8, 1820; attended the public schools and Phillips
Academy, Andover, Mass., and was graduated from Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N.H., in 1843; studied law; was admitted to the bar and
commenced practice in Boston in 1846; member of the Massachusetts
house of representatives in 1852; member of the State
constitutional convention in 1853; elected as a Republican to the
Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Nathaniel P. Banks; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses
and served from January 31, 1858, to September 1, 1865 when he
resigned; appointed Navy agent of the port of Boston in 1865;
removed by President Johnson in 1866; again elected to the
Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress;
pension agent in Boston 1876-1886; resumed the practice of law and
also engaged in literary pursuits; died in Melrose, Mass., November
11, 1891; interment in Wyoming Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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