Norman J. Gould

Norman J. Gould

Norman Judd Gould (born March 15, 1877 in Seneca Falls , New York , †  August 20, 1964 in Geneva , New York) was an American politician . Between 1915 and 1923 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Norman Gould was the grandson of Congressman Norman B. Judd (1815–1878). He attended the common schools and in Lawrenceville ( New Jersey ). In 1899 he graduated from Cornell University . He specialized in mechanical craft and later manufactured pumps in the family-owned company. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1908 and 1916 he took part as a delegate at the respective Republican National Conventions . From 1912 to 1923 he was district chairman of the Republicans in Seneca County . He was also a member of his party's state executive between 1914 and 1922.

After the death of MP Sereno E. Payne , Gould was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the by-election due for the 36th seat in New York , where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1915. After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1923 . World War I fell during his time in Congress . In addition, the 18th and 19th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1919 and 1920 . It was about the ban on trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

In 1922 Norman Gould renounced another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he resumed his previous work. He died in Geneva on August 20, 1964 and was buried in Seneca Falls.

Web links

• Norman J. Gould in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Sereno E. Payne	United States House of Representatives for New York (36th constituency) November 2, 1915 - March 3, 1923	John Taber