Samuel Wadsworth Gould (January 1, 1852 – December 19, 1935) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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. He moved with his parents to Hiram, and attended the public schools and North Parsonsfield Seminary. He graduated from the

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in 1877. Gould studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in

Skowhegan Skowhegan () is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously-held state fair in the United States. Skowh ...

in 1879. He served as postmaster of Skowhegan 1896–1900. Gould attended all Democratic State conventions for more than forty years, served as secretary of the Maine Democratic State Committee 1882–1890. He was a delegate to the

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in 1900, 1908, and 1912. He unsuccessful candidate for

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in 1902 and for election to the Sixty-first Congress in 1908. He was elected on the Democratic ticket to the Sixty-second Congress (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912. He resumed the practice of law in Skowhegan, became interested in various business enterprises and served as president of the board of trustees of the

. He died in Skowhegan. His interment was in Southside Cemetery.

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* 1852 births 1935 deaths University of Maine alumni People from Skowhegan, Maine Maine lawyers Maine postmasters Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine People from Oxford County, Maine People from Hiram, Maine Burials in Maine {{Maine-politician-stub

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