George Congdon Gorham

Who was George Congdon Gorham?

George Congdon Gorham was a Republican California politician and newspaper editor. 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. He, along with Stephen Johnson Field wrote a book on the early history of California. From June 6, 1868 - March 24, 1879 he was Secretary of the United States Senate. He died in 1909 in Washington D.C..