Gorham Street - Marshall, MI
N 42° 16.838 W 084° 56.969
16T E 669074 N 4682971
Rotary marker honoring Charles T. Gorham, a noted banker in the settlement days of Marshall, MI.
Waymark Code: WM15NGD
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2022
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From the marker:
Charles T. Gorham (1812-1901) came to Marshall with Chauncey Brewer and opened the Eagle Store in 1836. A native of Danbury, Connecticut, he opened Gorham's Exchange Bank in 1840. He was convicted for aiding escaped slave Adam Crosswhite and his family in 1847-48. In 1854 he was vice president of the first Republican National Convention in Jackson. In 1865 he founded the First National Bank of Marshall which later became Michigan National Bank. He was appointed U.S. Minister to the Dutch court by President Grant in 1870 and later was Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Interior in Grant's second administration.
Plaque or monument: Plaque
Placed by?: Rotary International
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