A. H. Goetting

A. H. Goetting
Member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council for the 8th district
In office
1908–1913
Preceded byFranklin W. Russell
Succeeded byHenry L. Bowles
Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee
In office
1897–1902
Preceded byEben Sumner Draper
Succeeded byJohn Davis Long
Personal details
Born(1856-01-02)January 2, 1856
New York, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 3, 1920(1920-10-03) (aged 64)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
PartyRepublican

August H. Goetting (January 2, 1856 – October 3, 1920) was an American politician who was chairman of the Massachusetts Republican state committee from 1897 to 1902 and a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council from 1908 to 1913. He was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1913.

Biography

Goetting was born in New York City on January 2, 1856.[1] His first political experience came in Brooklyn, where he helped get Seth Low elected Mayor. Goetting was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention from New York. He subsequently moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the paper business.[2] He later started a music publishing business and was involved in real estate development.[1] He was chairman of the Republican city committee during the 1884 United States presidential election. In 1889, he was elected to the Republican state committee. He was chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party's finance committee during the 1896 United States presidential election.[2] He was elected chairman of the Republican state committee in 1897 and was reelected every year until his retirement in 1902.[3][4]

Goetting was assistant quartermaster general on the military staff of Governor John Q. A. Brackett in 1891 and assistant adjutant general on the staff of Frederic T. Greenhalge in 1895 and 1896.[5]

Goetting was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1905.[6] He lost the Republican nomination at party convention to Eben Sumner Draper, who, needing 762 votes, secured victory on the first ballot with 890 votes to Goetting's 328 and Fred S. Hall's 303.[7]

Goetting was elected to the Massachusetts Governor's Council in 1908 and was appointed early on November 25 to fill a vacancy.[8] He was elected to five consecutive terms, retiring in 1913 to once again run for Lieutenant Governor.[5] He was unopposed in the Republican primary, but lost the general election to Edward P. Barry 175,984 votes to 150,228 as part of a Democratic sweep of statewide offices.[9] Goetting ran again in 1914, but lost in the Republican primary to Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Grafton D. Cushing. With Cushing running for governor in 1915, it was expected that Goetting would once again run for Lieutenant Governor. However, on July 30, 1915, he announced that he would not be a candidate in that year's election.[10] This move solidified votes from Western Massachusetts behind Calvin Coolidge.[11]

Goetting died on October 3, 1920 at his home in Springfield from a "heart dilation".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Col A. H. Goetting Dies At Springfield". The Boston Globe. October 4, 1920.
  2. ^ a b Hall (1899). Regiments and Armories of Massachusetts: An Historical Narration of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, with Portraits and Biographies of Officers Past and Present. W. W. Potter Company. pp. 645–646. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Col Goettign For Republicans". Boston Evening Transcript. January 8, 1897. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  4. ^ "A Banquet For Col. Goetting". Boston Evening Transcript. January 7, 1903. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b "Goetting In Line". The Boston Globe. July 28, 1913.
  6. ^ "Goetting In Field: Announces His Candidacy. Wants Second Place With Guild". The Boston Globe. July 13, 1905.
  7. ^ "For Guild And Draper And A Revision Of The Tariff". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1905.
  8. ^ Who's Who in State Politics: 1909. 1909. p. 45. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  9. ^ Number of assessed polls, registered voters and persons who voted in each voting precinct in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the state, city and town elections. 1914. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  10. ^ Merrill, John (July 31, 1915). "Big Gathering Of G. O. P. Clans". The Boston Globe.
  11. ^ "Claims Goetting Votes". The Boston Globe. August 4, 1915.
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