George Henry Gould
Full Name: George Henry GouldDate of birth: October 20, 1835
Date of death: August 14, 1905
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 7 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Henderson / Rusk | Rusk |
(1) "The regular democratic ticket, State and county, all elected," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Cherokee, Rusk County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Henderson, Rusk County, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
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House District 7
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
(1) "The regular democratic ticket, State and county, all elected," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Cherokee, Rusk County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Henderson, Rusk County, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, "Judge G.H. Gould Passes Away," Palestine Daily Herald, 8/14/1905, p. 1. "Judge Gould served one term as county judge of Rusk county and represented that county in the 17th Texas legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, George Henry Gould, p. 228. Birth date 10/20/1835 near Rochester, New York, death date 1903. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company F, 17th Texas Calvary, enlisted 3/1/1862 at Henderson, Rusk County. George Henry Gould, death date 8/14/1905 in Anderson County, Texas; widow Mrs. G.H. Gould, marriage date 5/18/1892 in Anderson County. Pension File No. 40681 (George Henry Gould), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - G.H. Gould, Henderson, Rusk County, age 46, born circa 1834 in New York, attorney.
Census of 1900 - G.H. Gould, Palestine, Anderson County, age 64, born October 1836 in New York, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 - George H. Gould, birth date 10/20/1833, death date 8/14/1905, burial in Old Henderson City Cemetery, Rusk County. Includes funeral notice, Galveston Daily News, 8/18/1905. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. G.H. Gould, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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17th R.S. - 1881
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