George Congdon Gorham (July 5, 1832 – February 11, 1909) was an American Republican politician, newspaper editor, and author who served as Secretary of the United States Senate from 1868 to 1879.
George Congdon Gorham | |
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 Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1860–1875 | |
| 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 | July 5, 1832 |
| Died | February 11, 1909 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Republican |
Gorham ran for Governor of California in 1867 on the National Union ticket, defeating Congressman John Bidwell at the party convention. However, Gorham lost to Democratic candidate Henry Huntly Haight by a margin of 7,458 votes in a campaign that viciously attacked Gorham's support for the railroad companies and civil rights.[1] 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.[2] 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. [3] 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.[4]
References
edit- ^ Denning, Robert; Rogers, J. Henry (2008). "A Fragile Machine: California Senator John Conness". California History. 85 (4): 48. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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- ^ George C. Gorham, Secretary of the Senate, 1868–1879. United States Senate website. https://www.senate.gov/about/officers-staff/secretary-of-the-senate/SOS-George-Gorham.htm
- ^ 1889. John N. Edwards: Biography, Memoirs, Reminiscences and Recollections; His Brilliant Career as Soldier, Author, and Journalist; Choice Collection of His Most Notable and Interesting Newspaper Articles, Together with Some Unpublished Poems and Many Private Letters. Also a Reprint of Shelby's Expedition to Mexico, an Unwritten Leaf of the War, p. 132. Google Books. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
External links
edit- 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
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