Samuel Gurney (MP)

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Samuel Gurney (1816โ€“1882) 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 (1786โ€“1856), also a banker.

References

  1. ^ "Mr Samuel Gurney". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
  2. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Accessed 24 July 2012
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  3. ^ "Distant Writing - Competitors & Allies". distantwriting.co.uk.
  4. ^ Morning Post 1 Apr 1862
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