Albert Gould

The Honourable Sir Albert Gould VD
Gould in 1901
President of the Senate
In office 20 February 1907 – 30 June 1910
Preceded by	Richard Baker
Succeeded by	Harry Turley
Senator for New South Wales
In office 29 March 1901 – 30 June 1917
Personal details
Born	(1847-02-12)12 February 1847 Sydney
Died	27 July 1936(1936-07-27) (aged 89) Rose Bay, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Free Trade (1887–1906) Anti-Socialist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917)
Spouse	Jeanette Jessie Maitland
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Profession	Solicitor

Sir Albert John Gould, VD (12 February 1847 – 27 July 1936) was an Australian politician and solicitor who served as the second president of the Australian Senate.

A solicitor, businessman and citizen soldier before his entry into politics, Gould was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1882 to 1898, during which time he served as Minister for Justice in two Free Trade governments. He later served two years in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1899 to 1901 until his election to the Australian Senate. Gould's interest in parliamentary procedure saw him become involved with the relevant standing committee and he was elected unopposed as the second President of the Senate in 1907. His tenure is remembered as more traditionalist and Anglophilic than his predecessor's.

Defeated by the Labor nominee in 1910 following the Liberal government's defeat, Gould remained in parliament as a backbencher until 1917, when he retired after he was not re-endorsed by the Nationalist Party. He was active in community and religious affairs during his long retirement.