Gorham, George C. (George Congdon), 1832-1909
Variant namesGeorge C. Gorham was born in Greenport, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 5, 1832. He sailed from New London, CT, to California in the summer of 1849. After a voyage around Cape Horn he arrived in San Francisco on December 19th, 1849. In February 1850, Mr. Gorham left San Francisco for Yuba City and Marysville, where he settled and mined. He was appointed clerk to the Alcalde of Marysville in March of 1850. Mr. Gorham was a Republican, a Newspaper editor, a candidate for Governor of California in 1867, and a member of the Republican National Committee from California in 1868. He died in Washington, D.C., February 11, 1909.
From the description of Autobiography and Reminiscence of George C. Gorham, San Francisco, 1904. (The Society of California Pioneers). WorldCat record id: 55979379
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| correspondedWith | Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893. | person |
| correspondedWith | Blaine, James G., Mrs., 1828-1903 | person |
| associatedWith | Broderick, David C. (Cavid Colbreth), 1820-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | California. Constitutional Convention (1849) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Deady, Matthew P. (Matthew Paul), 1824-1893 | person |
| associatedWith | Gorham, George Condon, 1832-1909. | person |
| associatedWith | Houghton Mifflin Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Huntington, Collis Potter, 1821-1900 | person |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Sutter, John Augustus, 1803-1880. | person |
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Birth 1832-07-05
Death 1909-02-11
