Norman J. Gould

Norman Judd Gould (March 15, 1877 – August 20, 1964) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Gould was born in Seneca Falls, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1899, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention and the 1916 Republican National Convention. 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. He was elected to Congress in 1915 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sereno E. Payne and served from November 2, 1915 until March 3, 1923. He died in Geneva, New York.

Gould is the grandson of Congressman Norman B. Judd.

Norman Judd Gould, the grandson of the founder of Goulds Pumps, was the company’s fourth President and the last member of the Gould family to serve in management of the company. Norman was named after his maternal grandfather, Norman B. Judd. As a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago in 1861, Norman B. Judd nominated for President of the United States, the name of Abraham Lincoln. Norman Judd Gould continued in his Grandfather’s footsteps. He served his company, his village, his state, and his nation with devotion and distinction. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the 36th District of New York from 1915 to 1923 and signed the Declaration of War against the Imperial German Government in 1917.

Sources

• Norman J. Gould at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Sereno E. Payne	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 36th congressional district 1915–1923	Succeeded by John Taber