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John Gurney (1809–1856)
John Gurney may refer to: Norwich bankers *John Gurney (1655–1721), founder of the banking Quaker Gurney family * John Gurney (1719–1779), co-founder of Gurney's Bank in Norwich *John Gurney (1749–1809), father of Elizabeth Fry * John Gurney (1809–1856), eldest son of Samuel Gurney *John Gurney (mayor) (1845–1887), mayor of Norwich (1885) *John Henry Gurney Sr. (1819–1890), MP for King's Lynn and amateur ornithologist * John Henry Gurney Jr. (1848–1922), banker and ornithologist Other people *John Gurney (bass-baritone), (1902—1997), American opera singer *John Gurney (football chairman), former chairman of Luton Town F.C. *Sir John Gurney (judge) (1768–1845), barrister and judge, of a family of noted stenographers *John Gurney (MP), MP for Norfolk (1399) *John Hampden Gurney John Hampden Gurney (15 August 1802 – 8 March 1862) was an Anglican clergyman and hymnist. Life Born the son of Sir John Gurney, Baron of the Exchequer in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (1655–1721)
John Gurney may refer to: Norwich bankers * John Gurney (1655–1721), founder of the banking Quaker Gurney family * John Gurney (1719–1779), co-founder of Gurney's Bank in Norwich *John Gurney (1749–1809), father of Elizabeth Fry * John Gurney (1809–1856), eldest son of Samuel Gurney * John Gurney (mayor) (1845–1887), mayor of Norwich (1885) *John Henry Gurney Sr. (1819–1890), MP for King's Lynn and amateur ornithologist * John Henry Gurney Jr. (1848–1922), banker and ornithologist Other people *John Gurney (bass-baritone), (1902—1997), American opera singer *John Gurney (football chairman), former chairman of Luton Town F.C. *Sir John Gurney (judge) (1768–1845), barrister and judge, of a family of noted stenographers * John Gurney (MP), MP for Norfolk (1399) * John Hampden Gurney (1802–1862), Anglican clergyman and hymnist *John Chandler Gurney (1896–1985), U.S. Senator from South Dakota See also *Joseph John Gurney Joseph John Gurney (2 August 1788 – 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Gurney Jr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hampden Gurney
John Hampden Gurney (15 August 1802 – 8 March 1862) was an Anglican clergyman and hymnist. Life Born the son of Sir John Gurney, Baron of the Exchequer in Serjeant's Inn, Fleet Street, London, England, he was educated in Chobham, Surrey and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. as 3rd classic in 1824 and became M.A. in 1827. He was an active supporter of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and other religious societies. He died in London in 1862 and was buried in the Gurney family vault on the west side of Highgate Cemetery. There is both a short street close to Marble Arch and a primary school nearby in Nutford Place named after him (Hampden Gurney C of E primary school). Service *Curate of St Mary's Church, Lutterworth (1824–1844) (Listed as Stipendiary Curate, 1827) *Rector of St Mary's, Marylebone *Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norfolk (UK Parliament Constituency)
Norfolk was a County constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 the county was divided for parliamentary purposes into two new two member divisions – East Norfolk and West Norfolk. History Boundaries The constituency consisted of the historic county of Norfolk in the East of England, excluding the city of Norwich which had the status of a county in its itself after 1404. (Although Norfolk contained four other parliamentary boroughs – Castle Rising, Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and Thetford – each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Norfolk was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency: owning property within a borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Norwich.) Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (MP)
John Gurney may refer to: Norwich bankers *John Gurney (1655–1721), founder of the banking Quaker Gurney family * John Gurney (1719–1779), co-founder of Gurney's Bank in Norwich *John Gurney (1749–1809), father of Elizabeth Fry * John Gurney (1809–1856), eldest son of Samuel Gurney * John Gurney (mayor) (1845–1887), mayor of Norwich (1885) *John Henry Gurney Sr. (1819–1890), MP for King's Lynn and amateur ornithologist * John Henry Gurney Jr. (1848–1922), banker and ornithologist Other people *John Gurney (bass-baritone), (1902—1997), American opera singer *John Gurney (football chairman), former chairman of Luton Town F.C. *Sir John Gurney (judge) (1768–1845), barrister and judge, of a family of noted stenographers * John Gurney (MP), MP for Norfolk (1399) *John Hampden Gurney (1802–1862), Anglican clergyman and hymnist *John Chandler Gurney (1896–1985), U.S. Senator from South Dakota See also *Joseph John Gurney Joseph John Gurney (2 August 1788 – 4 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (judge)
Sir John Gurney KC (14 February 1768 – 1 March 1845) was a British barrister and judge. Born into a family of noted stenographers, he was educated at St Paul's School and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple on 3 May 1793. After distinguishing himself in a libel trial, Gurney became junior counsel in a variety of state trials during the 1790s. After several more noted cases during the early 19th century, he was knighted and made a Baron of the Exchequer on 13 February 1832, a position he gave up in 1845 due to ill health, dying the same year. Early life and education Gurney was born in London on 14 February 1768 into a noted family of stenographers, including Joseph Gurney (his father), William Brodie Gurney (his brother) and Thomas Gurney (his grandfather). He was educated at St Paul's School and then by Reverend Smith in Suffolk, and accompanying his father to court developed a love of the law. As a result, he was called to the bar by the Inner Temple on 3 May 1793. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (football Chairman)
John Gurney is a British businessman and former football club chairman. He came to national attention for his eventful 55-day spell as chairman of Luton Town in the summer of 2003, during which time he sacked a manager via post and organised a "Manager Idol" phone-in to find a new one, whilst announcing plans for a massive new stadium on stilts, a change of club name, and a potential relocation. He had previously owned non-league clubs Farnborough Town, Southall and Ashford United, and rugby club Bedford. He was arrested and charged with conspiring to import cocaine in February 1999, but acquitted after a trial. 1999 arrest and early sporting ventures Gurney was one of ten people charged with conspiring to import cocaine in February 1999 following a police raid that uncovered 472 kg of the drug (valued at £100 million) in a lock-up garage in Leigh. The subsequent investigation saw him named as a "financial associate" of Brian Brendan Wright, who was sentenced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (bass-baritone)
John R. Gurney (June 13, 1902 — August 6, 1997) was an American bass-baritone who had an active career as an opera, concert, vaudeville, and musical theatre performer from the 1920s through the 1940s. He was a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera from 1936 through 1945 where he performed a total of 331 times. On the international stage he performed in operas at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro. He is best remembered for creating roles in the world premieres of Walter Damrosch's ''The Man Without a Country'' (1937, Colonel Morgan) and Douglas Moore's ''The Devil and Daniel Webster'' (1939, Jabez Stone). He recorded the role of Don Basilio in Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville'' which was release by RCA Camden in 1957. Gurney's son is racecar driver Dan Gurney. Education and performance career Born in Jamestown, New York, Gurney was the son of F. W. Gurney; the founder and industrialist of the Gurney Elevator Company. He graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Henry Gurney Sr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurney Family (Norwich)
The Gurneys were an influential family of English Quakers, who had a major part in the development of Norwich, England. They established Gurney's Bank in 1770, which merged into Barclays Bank in 1896. Members of the family still live in the United Kingdom. History In the 17th century, John Gurney (1655–1721) left his home town of Maldon for Norwich to live and work among the Quakers of the city. Arriving there in 1667, he became active in the woollen trade. In 1687 he married Elizabeth Swanton (died 1727) of Woodbridge, by whom he had eight children. He died as a wealthy man in 1721, and was buried in "the old Dutch garden that the Friends had bought as their burial ground, the Gildencroft or Buttercup Field", on the land Gurney had received to tend when he first arrived in Norwich. His sons John (1688–1740) and Joseph (1691–1750) continued in the woollen trade in St Augustine's Street and Magdalen Street, respectively. Both married and had numerous children. The younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gurney (mayor)
John Gurney (1845–1887), a member of the renowned Gurney banking family of Norfolk, was mayor of Norwich. Early life John Gurney was born on 11 December 1845 at Earlham Hall, Norfolk, son of Rev John Gurney (1809–1856) and Laura Elizabeth Pearse (1825-1899) of Thorpe, Norfolk. His father died when he was still young, and he was brought up by his widowed mother at Earlham. He was educated at Harrow School, whence he proceeded to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1866. Career John Gurney was a banker in Norwich, being involved in the family bank. He became a member of the firm of Gurneys, Birkbecks, Barclay, and Buxton. He was a Justice of the Peace (JP). Despite being blind, he was elected Mayor of Norwich in 1885. Philanthropy He rebuilt Sprowston Hall in 1876. He and his wife were deeply involved in many educational and philanthropic projects in Norwich, including the conversion of Norwich Castle into the city museum. After a hundred ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Gurney (1786–1856)
Samuel Gurney (18 October 1786 – 5 June 1856) was an English banker and philanthropist from the Gurney family of Norwich. He should not be confused with his second son, Samuel (1816–1882), also described as banker and philanthropist, and a Member of Parliament. Early years and marriage Gurney was born at Earlham Hall near Norwich, England, 18 October 1786, the second son of John Gurney (1749–1809), a Quaker banker of Norwich, and Catherine, the daughter of Daniel Bell (1728–1750), a London merchant from Stamford Hill. The family's Gurney's Bank was founded in 1770. Gurney was educated at Wandsworth, Surrey, and at Hingham, Norfolk. Among his siblings were Joseph John Gurney, Daniel Gurney (1791–1880), Elizabeth Fry, Louisa Hoare (1784–1836), the wife of Samuel Hoare, and Hannah Buxton, the wife of Sir Thomas Buxton. At the age of 14, Gurney was placed in the counting-house of his brother-in-law, Joseph Fry (1777–1861), a tea merchant and banker, at St Mildred's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
