Daniel Gookin (Sheriff)
Colonial American sheriff
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Colonial American sheriff | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Sheriff | |
| Work field | Law | |
| Gender |
| |
| Death | 1 June 1743 |
The details
Biography
Daniel Gookin was the first sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He was born about 1687/8, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Gookins and his wife née Mary Larkin, and the grandson of Major-General Daniel Gookin.
Gookin was appointed the first sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts on June 30, 1741.
Death
Gookin died in June 1743.