Gorham (May 29, 1812 – March 11, 1901) was a Michigan banker and diplomat.
He was one of the founders of the Republican party, an anti-slavery activist and a Major General and division commander in the Michigan Militia during the years immediately preceding the American Civil War.
After the war he served as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands and Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
Author: Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati Source: "American Biographical History of Eminent and Self and Self-Made Men of the State of Michigan", after page 40 (1878) License: PD US