Norman Judd Gould (March 15, 1877 – August 20, 1964) was a Republican member of the

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from

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Biography

Gould was born in

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. He graduated from

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in 1899, where he was a member of the

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society. He was a delegate to the

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and

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s. He was chairman of the Seneca County Republican committee from 1912 until 1923 and served as the eastern manager for Leonard Wood's presidential campaign in 1920. He was elected to Congress in 1915 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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and served from November 2, 1915, until March 3, 1923. He died in Geneva, New York. Gould was the grandson of Congressman

Norman B. Judd Norman Buel Judd (January 10, 1815 – November 11, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York. Born January 10, 1815 in Rome, New York, son of Norman Judd and Cath ...

, who nominated

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for

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at the

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* 1877 births 1964 deaths People from Seneca Falls, New York Cornell University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) {{NewYork-Representative-stub