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.

Gorham ran for Governor of California in 1867 on the National Union ticket, defeating Congressman John Bidwell at the party convention.

He, along with Stephen Johnson Field wrote a book on the early history of California.

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.