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 the State of New York in the U.S. 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 the mechanical crafts and later exhibited in the family-owned company manufacturing pumps. Politically, he joined the Republican Party. In the years 1908 and 1916, he participated as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions relevant. From 1912 to 1923 he was District Chairman of the Republican in Seneca County. He was also a 1914-1922 to the State Board of his party.

After the death of Mr Sereno E. Payne Gould was at the due election for the 36th seat from New York as his successor in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he took up his new mandate on November 2, 1915. After three re- elections he could remain until March 3, 1923 Congress. During his time in Congress, the First World War fell. Also, were ratified in 1919 and 1920, the 18th and the 19th Amendment. It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages or to the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage.

In 1922, Norman Gould gave up another Congress candidate. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives, he resumed his previous career again. He died on August 20, 1964 in Geneva and was buried in Seneca Falls.