Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Young Gooch

Full Name: John Young Gooch
Birth date: November 30, 1848
Death date: May 9, 1904

Terms of Service

Senate, 18th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/9/1883 - 1/13/1885
Democrat
Senate, 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ & 16th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislatures
1/14/1879 - 1/9/1883
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/12/1881, Regular Session.

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News .
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas 1881.
(5) 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 9, 1883
January 10, 1883
(6) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.Y. Gooch, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.Y. Gooch, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, John Young Gooch, pp. 70-71. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas 1936.
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 .
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.