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American politician

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Daniel Wheelwright Gooch Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts[1] In office January 31, 1858 – September 1, 1865 Preceded by Nathaniel P. Banks Succeeded by Nathaniel P. Banks Constituency 7th district (1858–63) 6th district (1863–65) In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Preceded by Benjamin Butler Succeeded by Nathaniel P. Banks Constituency 5th district Member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853 In office 1853–1853 Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1852 Personal details Born (1820-01-08)January 8, 1820 Wells, Massachusetts (now Maine) Died November 1, 1891(1891-11-01) (aged 71) Melrose, Massachusetts Party Republican Spouse Hannah H. Pope Children William W. Gooch, born September 8, 1857 Alma mater Phillips Academy (Andover), Dartmouth College

**Daniel Wheelwright Gooch** (January 8, 1820 – November 1, 1891[2]) was a [United States representative](/source/United_States_representative) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

## Early life and education

Daniel W. Gooch was born on January 8, 1820, in Wells, York County (then part of Massachusetts, now Maine).[3] He attended public schools and Phillips Academy, Andover, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1843.[4] He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1846.[5]

## Career

Gooch served as a member of the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives), was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1853, and was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the Thirty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of [Nathaniel P. Banks](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Melrose%2C_Massachusetts) on November 11, 1891, and was interred in Wyoming Cemetery.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["GOOCH, Daniel Wheelwright"](https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/G/GOOCH,-Daniel-Wheelwright-(G000274)/). House.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Obituary: Hon. Daniel W. Gooch"](https://www.genealogybank.com/nbshare/AC01200815194211189411599190966). *Boston Journal*. November 2, 1891. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Daniel W. Gooch"](https://www.nps.gov/people/daniel-w-gooch.htm). National Park Service. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["GOOCH, Daniel Wheelwright"](https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/G/GOOCH,-Daniel-Wheelwright-(G000274)/). House.gov. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** "One of a Thousand/Gooch, Daniel W.". Wikisource. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Missing or empty |url= ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#cite_web_url))

- United States Congress. ["Daniel W. Gooch (id: G000274)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000274). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. Retrieved on 2009-04-07

- [Rand, John C.](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:John_Clark_Rand), ed. (1890). ["Gooch, Daniel W."](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/One_of_a_Thousand/Gooch,_Daniel_W.). *[One of a Thousand](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/One_of_a_Thousand): A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A. D. 1888–'89*. Boston: First National Publishing Company. pp. 252–253.

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U.S. 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

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