John Young Gooch

Full Name: John Young Gooch
Date of birth: November 30, 1848
Date of death: May 9, 1904

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt
S	8	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 16th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Senate President Pro Tempore (17th)	Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(3) 17th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/12/1881, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(4) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(6) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(7) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 7
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson, Van Zandt

Senate District 8
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 16th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (17th)
(17th)
(17th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John Young Gooch, pp. 70-71. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.
Obituary, "Judge John Young Gooch Dies Suddenly of Apoplexy," Palestine Daily Herald, 5/10/1904, p. 1. "During the time Judge Gooch was a member of the firm Greenwood & Gooch he was twice elected to the Texas senate." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, p. 241. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, pp. 238-239. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

John Young Gooch, birth date circa 1849 in Pumsey, Kentucky, death date 5/9/1904 in Palestine, Anderson County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
John Young Gooch (November 1848-May 1904), portraits, burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.Y. Gooch, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.Y. Gooch, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments Education Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Debt Public Lands Rules Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office
17th R.S. - 1881 Congressional Districts Congressional Districts, Apportionment Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs General Land Office Insurance, Statistics and History of Texas Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Public Debt (Chair) Revision of Rules State Affairs Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments Engrossed Bills General Land Office Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 New Judiciary Article to the Constitution Penitentiary Public Claims and Accounts Public Debt (Chair) Revision of Code State Affairs Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments

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