Daniel Gott

Daniel Gott (July 10, 1794 – July 6, 1864) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative for New York's 24th congressional district from 1847 to 1851.

Daniel Gott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 24th district
In office
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byHorace Wheaton
Succeeded byDaniel T. Jones
Personal details
BornJuly 10, 1794
Hebron, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedJuly 6, 1864 (aged 69)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
Political partyWhig
RelationsCharles B. Sedgwick (stepson)
Henry J. Sedgwick (stepson)

Early life and education

Born in Hebron, Connecticut, Gott attended local public schools. He moved to Pompey, New York in 1817, where he studied law.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced practice in Pompey, New York. Among the aspiring attorneys who studied with him was L. Harris Hiscock.

Gott was elected as a Whig to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851). In 1848, he gave an impassioned speech to the House of Representatives against the proposed emancipation of slaves in the District of Columbia.[1] Gott described the actions of abolitionists of the northern states as "impertinent interference with the slaves" and "impertinently intruding themselves into the domestic and delicate concerns of the South, understanding neither the malady to be corrected nor the remedy to be applied".[1]

He moved to Syracuse, New York, in 1853 and resumed the practice of law.

Personal life

He died in Syracuse, New York, July 6, 1864. He was interred in Pompey Hill Cemetery, Pompey, New York. Congressman Charles B. Sedgwick (1815–1883) and State Senator Henry J. Sedgwick (1812–1868) were his stepsons.

References
  1. "The District of Columbia and Slavery". The Baltimore Sun. December 28, 1848. p. 1.

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