Daniel Gookin (Sheriff)

Daniel Gookin
1st Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
June 30, 1731 – June 1743
Personal details
DiedJune 1743
OccupationLaw Enforcement Officer

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.

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