Professor Gould was a member of the Secession Convention and later served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. In 1874 Professor Gould was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court and elected to the court in 1876. He also served one year as chief justice. In 1883 Professor Gould was named one of the first professors of law at the University. Additional biographical sources can be found in the New Handbook of Texas , Texas State Historical Association, 1996.
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