Men of Kent and Kentishmen/John B. Gough
John B. Gough,
TEMPERANCE LECTURER,
Was born at Sandgate, August 22, 1817. In 1829 he emigrated to New York, where he learned the trade of a bookbinder, and fell into intemperate habits. In 1842 he took the pledge of abstinence, and soon after began to advocate the principle. His fame as a lecturer soon spread through the United States, reached England, and caused him to be invited by the London Temperance League to visit this country. This he did twice, in 1853 and 1857. and lectured with great success. Later in life he began to discourse on other topics, and his addresses were attended with such success that he amassed a fortune, and built an elegant residence at Worcester, Massachusetts. In 1846 he published his "Autobiography," (q. v.), and a volume of "Orations" in 1854. He died in 1886 at Gravesend.