Samuel Gurney (MP)
Samuel Gurney (1816โ1882) was a banker from the
London and Provincial District Telegraph Co. Ltd. in 1859 (originally the London District Telegraph Co. Ltd.).[3] He was president of the National Association for the relief of British Miners[4] and, along with Edward Thomas Wakefield, founder and chairman of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association[5]
Gurney was the second son of Samuel Gurney (1786โ1856), also a banker.
References
- ^ "Mr Samuel Gurney". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Accessed 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Distant Writing - Competitors & Allies". distantwriting.co.uk.
- ^ Morning Post 1 Apr 1862
- ISBN 0-7011-3369-4.