Samuel Gurney (1816–1882) was a banker from the Gurney family. He served as independent Member of Parliament for Penryn & Falmouth[1] from 1857 to 1868 but never spoke.[2] He was also the first Chairman of 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 (1786–1856), also a banker.

References

  1. ^ "Mr Samuel Gurney". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
  2. ^ Richard Davenport-Hines, "Gurney, Samuel (1816–1882)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Accessed 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Distant Writing - Competitors & Allies". distantwriting.co.uk.
  4. ^ Morning Post 1 Apr 1862
  5. ^ Morning Post 4 Jun 1860; Davies, Philip (1989). Troughs and Drinking Fountains. London: Chatto & Windus Ltd. p. 13. ISBN 0-7011-3369-4.


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