Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796)/immigrant ancestors

Notable ancestors of American Patriot Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796), delegate to the Continental Congress and signer of the US Constitution.

Famous Descendants
Nathaniel Gorham's descendants number in the thousands today. Some of his notable descendants include: (All listed on Wikipedia)


 * Bishop Phillips Brooks was an American clergyman and author, who briefly served as Bishop of Massachusetts in the Episcopal Church during the early 1890s. He is best known for authoring the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem".
 * Charles Francis Adams Jr. (1835-1915) -was a member of the prominent Adams family, and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr.. He served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was a railroad executive following the war.
 * John Quincy Adams II - was an American lawyer and politician, the son of Charles Francis Adams and the grandson and namesake of president John Quincy Adams.
 * Charles Francis Adams III (1866-1954) - was the United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover and a well-known yachtsman, participating in the famous America's Cup Race.
 * Charles Francis Adams IV was a U.S. electronics industrialist. He served as the first president of the Raytheon Company.
 * Nathaniel's son Benjamin Gorham was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.
 * Brooks Adams was an American historian and a critic of capitalism.
 * Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918) - was an American journalist, historian, academic and novelist. He is best known for his autobiographical book, The Education of Henry Adams.
 * William Everett was the son of Charlotte Gray Brooks and orator Edward Everett who spoke at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
 * Octavius Brooks Frothingham was an American clergyman and author.
 * Catherine Lovering Adams married Henry Stugis Morgan, who was an American banker. He was the son of John Pierpont ("Jack") Morgan Jr. and the grandson of renowned banker John Pierpont Morgan, Sr., founder of J.P. Morgan & Co..
 * Catherine Bartlett was the wife of James Walker, who was the President of Harvard College from 1853 to 1860. Walker was also a Unitarian minister and religious philosopher.
 * Charlotte Gray Brooks was the wife of Edward Everett, an American politician and educator from Massachusetts. He served as president of Harvard College.
 * Peter Bulkeley Greenough was an American journalist and editor. He was the husband of opera singer Beverly Sills.
 * Gorham Parks was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and a Democratic Party candidate for Maine Governor.