Arthur L. Gould

Arthur Linwood Gould (December 19, 1879 – October 17, 1956) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Boston Public Schools from 1937 to 1948.

Early life Gould was born on December 19, 1879, in Rockland, Massachusetts. He was the second youngest of nine children born to Henry and Ellen (Keefe) Gould. His father was an Irish immigrant from County Cork who worked in Rockland's shoe factories and his mother was from South Boston. Ellen Gould died in 1893. He graduated from Rockland High School in 1896 and the Bridgewater Normal School in 1900. In 1920, he succeeded Frank Ballou as assistant superintendent. When the city opened its first junior high schools in 1920, Gould was responsible for establishing science courses. He retired on August 31, 1948.

Personal life Gould never married. While working in Boston, he resided at bachelor pad in the city and returned to Rockland on the weekends. Gould died on October 17, 1956, aged 76, at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton.