He was the son of John Goss (c.1768–1848) and Mary (Lamont) Goss (c.1767–1844). He was born in that part of the
Town of Middleburgh which was separated in 1828 as the
Town of Fulton, in
Schoharie County, New York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1831, and practiced in
Pittsford. On November 13, 1832, he married Margaret Porter (1814–1896), and they had several children, among them Assemblyman
George A. Goss (born 1834). He was a
Justice of the Peace; a
colonel of the State Militia; Supervisor of the Town of Pittsford for several terms; Clerk of
Monroe County from 1838 to 1840; and a member of the
New York State Senate (28th D.) in
1860 and
1861. He was buried at the Pittsford Cemetery. ==Sources==