# Daniel Gott

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{{short description|American politician (1794–1864)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Daniel Gott
| image         = Daniel Gott.jpg
| caption       = From 1878's ''History of Onondaga County, New York''
| state         = [New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| district      = [24th](/source/New_York's_24th_congressional_district)
| term_start    = March 4, 1847
| term_end      = March 3, 1851
| predecessor   = [Horace Wheaton](/source/Horace_Wheaton)
| successor     = [Daniel T. Jones](/source/Daniel_T._Jones_(politician))
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1794|7|10}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1864|7|6|1794|7|10}}
| party         = [Whig](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)) (1834–1855)
| other_party   = [Anti-Masonic Party](/source/Anti-Masonic_Party) (before 1834)<br/>[Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) (from 1855)
| birth_place   = [Hebron, Connecticut](/source/Hebron%2C_Connecticut), U.S.
| death_place   = [Syracuse, New York](/source/Syracuse%2C_New_York), U.S.
| resting_place = Pompey Hill Cemetery, [Pompey, New York](/source/Pompey%2C_New_York)
| spouse        = Anna (Baldwin) Sedgwick (m. 1819)
| children      = 5
| relations     = [Charles B. Sedgwick](/source/Charles_B._Sedgwick) (stepson)<br>[Henry J. Sedgwick](/source/Henry_J._Sedgwick) (stepson)
| allegiance    = [United States](/source/United_States)<br/>[New York](/source/New_York_(state))
| branch        = [New York Militia](/source/New_York_Army_National_Guard)
| branch_label  = Service
| service_years = 1812–1816
| rank          = [Ensign](/source/Ensign_(rank))
| unit          = 98th Infantry Regiment
| battles       = [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812)
| battles_label = Wars
}}

'''Daniel Gott''' (July 10, 1794 – July 6, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) for [New York's 24th congressional district](/source/New_York's_24th_congressional_district) from 1847 to 1851.

== Early life and education ==
Daniel Gott was born in [Hebron, Connecticut](/source/Hebron%2C_Connecticut), on July 10, 1794, to Hazael and Abigail Gott ([née](/source/n%C3%A9e) Phelps).<ref>{{cite book |last=Walworth |first=Reuben Hyde |date=1864 |title=Hyde Genealogy: Or, The Descendants, in the Female as Well as in the Male Lines, of William Hyde, of Norwich |volume=I |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uQ71hxzFbhcC&pg=PA340 |location=Albany, NY |publisher=J. Munsell |page=340 |isbn=978-1-5484-4298-9 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref>{{efn|Most sources give the birth year as 1794; a few indicate that Gott was born in 1793.}} He attended the schools of Hebron, then taught school and began to learn the clothier's trade from his uncle Ebenezer Snow.<ref name="Bruce">{{cite book |editor-last=Bruce |editor-first=Dwight Hall |date=1896 |title=Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkI5iujVwwwC&pg=PA354 |location=Boston, MA |publisher=Boston History Company |pages=206, 354 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref>

After beginning the [study of law](/source/reading_law) with attorney [Sylvester Gilbert](/source/Sylvester_Gilbert) in Hebron, in 1817 Gott moved to [Pompey, New York](/source/Pompey%2C_New_York), where he taught school and continued the study of law with attorneys [Victory Birdseye](/source/Victory_Birdseye) and Daniel Wood, the father of [Daniel P. Wood](/source/Daniel_P._Wood).<ref name="Bruce"/> During the [War of 1812](/source/War_of_1812), Gott served in the [New York Militia](/source/New_York_Army_National_Guard).<ref name="Bruce"/> Commissioned an [ensign](/source/Ensign_(rank)) in the 98th Regiment, a unit of the 18th Division's 27th Brigade, Gott was subsequently appointed the regimental [adjutant](/source/Adjutant).<ref name="Cards">{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/6419371?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a2235463473564859766d4e41747470686c41764b4e53324a6b637a51703866456c33572b763477347a636c633d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d |title=New York Military Service Cards, 1816-1979, Entry for Daniel Gott |date=1816 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=September 20, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The 98th Regiment was activated for duty in defense of [Sackets Harbor, New York](/source/Sackets_Harbor%2C_New_York) during October 1814.<ref name="Bruce"/> Gott remained in the militia until 1816.<ref name="Bruce"/><ref name="Cards"/>

== Law career ==
Gott was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1819 and commenced practice in [Pompey, New York](/source/Pompey%2C_New_York) as the partner of Samuel Baldwin.<ref name="Bruce"/> Among the aspiring attorneys who studied with him were [L. Harris Hiscock](/source/L._Harris_Hiscock), [George Henry Williams](/source/George_Henry_Williams), [Charles Mason](/source/Charles_Mason_(Iowa_judge)), and [Charles Foster](/source/Charles_Foster_(New_York_politician)).<ref name="Clayton">{{cite book |last=Clayton |first=W. Woodford |date=1878 |title=History of Onondaga County, New York |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-9m5ZsZsfxQC&pg=PA391 |location=Syracuse, NY |publisher=Truair, Smith & Bruce |page=After 396 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref> Gott served for many years as a trustee of Pompey Academy.<ref name="Clayton"/> In 1828, he was afflicted with a condition that affected his vision and sometimes required him to remain confined to a dark room.<ref name="Clayton"/> Despite this condition, he was able to continue practicing law, and he recovered his vision completely in 1840.<ref name="Clayton"/>

== Politics ==
In the early 1830s Gott became active in politics as a member of the [Anti-Masonic Party](/source/Anti-Masonic_Party).<ref>{{cite news |date=October 23, 1832 |title=A Clay Trick |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//xyeajjwemwukljjugqhjfbnvlzrlqtgo_wma-gateway013_1695232486707 |work=Albany Argus |location=Albany, NY |page=1 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref> He later became identified with the [Whig Party](/source/Whig_Party_(United_States)),<ref>{{cite news |date=July 8, 1834 |title=Letter: Yesterday was a glorious day for old Onondaga |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//okdtkehgftwzyszemtlhyvzvrskoykem_wma-gateway012_1695239443929 |work=The Albany Journal |location=Albany, NY |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref> and in 1844 was chosen as an elector for Whig presidential nominee [Henry Clay](/source/Henry_Clay), but Democratic nominee [James K. Polk](/source/James_K._Polk) carried New York in the November election.<ref name="Clayton"/>

=== U.S. Representative ===
In 1846, Gott was elected to the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives).<ref name="Clayton"/> He was re-elected in 1848 and served in the [30th](/source/30th_United_States_Congress) and [31st](/source/31st_United_States_Congress) Congresses, March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1851.<ref name="Clayton"/> He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1852.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 31, 1852 |title=Official Canvass of Votes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-daily-republic-canvass/132131738/ |work=The Buffalo Daily Republic |location=Buffalo, NY |page=6 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> During his House service, Gott was a member of the [Committee on Territories](/source/United_States_House_Committee_on_Territories).<ref>{{cite book |date=1851 |title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bWlUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA28 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=United States House of Representatives |page=28 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref>

As an advocate of ending slavery, in December 1848 Gott introduced a resolution condemning slavery in the District of Columbia and ordering the committee with jurisdiction to prepare legislation to end it.<ref name="Osborne">{{cite web |url=https://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/34449 |title=December 21, 1848: Daniel Gott of New York introduces his resolution to ban slavery in the District of Columbia |last=Osborne |first=John |website=House Divided |publisher=Dickinson College |location=Carlisle, PA |access-date=September 19, 2023}}</ref> With many proponents of slavery out of the chamber when the vote took place, the resolution passed 98 to 88.<ref name="Osborne"/> Infuriated pro-slavery members were able to reverse Gott's resolution in January 1849.<ref name="Osborne"/> [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln), another Whig representative opposed to slavery, proposed a compromise that would include compensation for owners whose slaves were freed.<ref name="Donald">{{cite book |last=Donald |first=David Herbert |author-link=David Herbert Donald |date=2011 |title=Lincoln |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lTQSlhUUEOQC&pg=PA135 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Simon & Schuster |page=135 |isbn=978-0-6848-2535-9 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref> While he was encouraged by the private feedback he received, including support from Gott, this proposal failed to attract many public backers, so Lincoln never formally introduced it.<ref name="Donald"/>

Gott appointed [Henry Warner Slocum](/source/Henry_Warner_Slocum) to the [United States Military Academy](/source/United_States_Military_Academy) in 1848.<ref name="Doings">{{cite news |date=November 17, 1890 |title=Town Talk and Doings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-standard-union-doings/132109023/ |work=[The Daily Standard-Union](/source/Brooklyn_Times-Union) |location=Brooklyn, NY |page=2 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> Slocum served as a [major general](/source/Major_general_(United_States)) in the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) during the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), and later served as a member of the U.S. House.<ref name="Doings"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Poore |first=Ben Perley |author-link=Benjamin Perley Poore |date=1884 |title=Congressional Directory |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9c-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA57 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |page=57 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref> In 1849 and 1851, Gott was elected as his [Assembly](/source/New_York_State_Assembly) district's delegate to the Whig Party state convention.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 24, 1849 |title=Onondaga ‒ Fourth District |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//zxovlbkfbxywrlcdnmkrzxsrsshnjerv_wma-gateway015_1695238281903 |work=Albany Evening Journal |location=Albany, NY |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=September 8, 1851 |title=Delegates to the Whig State Convention |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//dvxnkyokufiitwihovadmpgfudmkdugj_wma-gateway019_1695238602223 |work=Albany Evening Journal |location=Albany, NY |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref>

=== Later career ===
In 1851, Gott was the unsuccessful Whig nominee for a seat on the [New York Supreme Court](/source/New_York_Supreme_Court).<ref name="Clayton"/> He moved to [Syracuse, New York](/source/Syracuse%2C_New_York), in 1853 where practiced law in partnership with his son Daniel F. Gott.<ref name="Clayton"/> When the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) was founded as the main anti-slavery party in the mid-1850s, Gott became an early adherent.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 26, 1855 |title=Republican Meetings |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//tlhaujldvzojzmnhvnjykvwaxdkkapsp_wma-gateway012_1695233058207 |work=Albany, NY |location=Albany Journal |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref>

Gott was a lifelong member of the [Presbyterian Church](/source/Presbyterian_Church_(USA)).<ref name="Clayton"/> In 1852, he was a founder of the Pompey Bible Society, and he was chosen to serve as its first president.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 5, 1852 |title=Pompey Bible Society |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings//tndkxvqgmxbsqezohovzldqxgjwouamr_wma-gateway002_1695234578278 |work=The Religious Recorder |location=Syracuse, NY |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Gott died in Syracuse, on July 6, 1864, aged 69,<ref name="Clayton"/> and was interred at Pompey Hill Cemetery in Pompey, New York.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Mott |editor-first=Hopper Striker |date=1913 |title=The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record |volume=XLIV |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wtYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA74 |location=New York, NY |publisher=New York Genealogical and Biographical Society |page=74 |via=[Google Books](/source/Google_Books)}}</ref>

In 1819, Gott married Anna Baldwin, the sister of his law partner Samuel Baldwin, who was widowed after the death of attorney Stephen Sedgwick.<ref name="Clayton"/>{{efn|Some sources indicate that Anna Baldwin and Stephen Sedgwick divorced before she married Gott.}} Their children included Daniel Francis, Amelia, Anne, Charles, and Samuel Sackett.<ref name="Clayton"/> Congressman [Charles B. Sedgwick](/source/Charles_B._Sedgwick) (1815–1883) and State Senator [Henry J. Sedgwick](/source/Henry_J._Sedgwick) (1812–1868), both of whom studied law under Gott, were his stepsons.<ref name="Clayton"/>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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