George Congdon Gorham

George Congdon Gorham
6th Secretary of the United States Senate
In office June 6, 1868 – March 24, 1879
Preceded by	John Weiss Forney
Succeeded by	John Christopher Burch
Personal details
Born	(1832-07-05)July 5, 1832
Died	February 11, 1909(1909-02-11) (aged 76)
Political party	Republican

An 1867 political cartoon criticizing Gorham for his support of suffrage for non-whites. Gorham is in the center of the bottom row.

George Congdon Gorham (July 5, 1832 – February 11, 1909) was a Republican California politician, newspaper editor, and author. Gorham ran in 1867 under the Republican ticket in the Californian gubernatorial race. He lost, however, to Democratic candidate Henry Huntly Haight by a margin of 7,458 votes. Gorham also worked on the Republican National Committee for California (a subsidiary body of the national body, the Republican National Committee). He, along with Stephen Johnson Field wrote a book on the early history of California. From June 6, 1868, until March 24, 1879, he was secretary of the United States Senate. From 1880 to 1884 he was editor of the National Republican newspaper. In retirement he wrote an authoritative two-volume biography of Edwin Stanton, Abraham Lincoln's secretary of war. He died in 1909 in Washington D.C.

During the 1880 Republican National Convention, Gorham served as a delegate allied with the party's "Stalwart" wing.

External links

• Works by George Congdon Gorham at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about George Congdon Gorham at the Internet Archive
• Senate history - Gorham as Secretary of the Senate