Norman Judd Gould was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

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 from New York

New York

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Gould was born in Seneca Falls, New York

Seneca Falls (village), New York

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. He graduated from Cornell University

Cornell University

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 in 1899, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger

Quill and Dagger

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 society. He was a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention

1908 Republican National Convention

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 and the 1916 Republican National Convention

1916 Republican National Convention

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. He was chairman of the Seneca County

Seneca County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 33,342 people, 12,630 households, and 8,626 families residing in the county. The population density was 103 people per square mile . There were 14,794 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile...

 Republican committee from 1912 until 1923 and served as the eastern manager for Leonard Wood

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's presidential campaign. He was elected to Congress in 1915 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Sereno E. Payne

Sereno E. Payne

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 and served from November 2, 1915 until March 3, 1923. He died in Geneva, New York

Geneva, New York

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Gould is the grandson of Congressman Norman B. Judd

Norman B. Judd

Norman Buel Judd was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, and the grandfather of U.S. Representative Norman Judd Gould of New York....

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Norman Judd Gould, the grandson of the founder of Goulds Pumps

Goulds Pumps

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, 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

Abraham Lincoln

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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

United States House of Representatives

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 from the 36th District of New York from 1915 to 1923 and signed the Declaration of War against the Imperial German Government in 1917.

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