Richard Gurney

British Member of Parliament
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish Member of Parliament
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth2 August 1783
Death1 January 1854 (aged 70 years)
Star signLeo
Family
Mother:Rachel Hanbury
Father:Richard Gurney
Spouse:Mary Jary (17 May 1830-)
Children:Mary Jary Gurney
The details

Biography

Richard Gurney (1790–1843) was vice-warden of the stannaries of Devon. In 1830, he claimed to be elected member of parliament for Tregony in Cornwall, but did not succeed in obtaining the seat. He was the author of: Fables on Men and Manners, 1809. Romeo and Juliet Travesty,, 1812. The Battle of Salamanca, a Poem, 1820. The Maid of Prague, 1841. He died at Bonn, Germany, in 1843. His wife, Catherine Harriet, died in 1876. He was the father of Archer Thompson Gurney, clergyman, hymn-writer and poet.

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