John Gurdon Rebow (1799 - 11 October 1870) was an English

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politician who sat in the

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in two periods between 1857 and 1870. Rebow was born as "Gurdon" the son of Theophilus Thornhaugh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk and his wife Anne Mellish, daughter of William Mellish MP. He was educated at

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. On his marriage in 1835 he adopted the additional name of Rebow. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P for Essex, as well as being a founding member of the Essex Archaeological Society. At the 1847 general election, Rebow stood unsuccessfully for parliament at North Essex. He was

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in 1853 and was also High Steward of Colchester. In February 1857 he was elected at a by-election as a

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(MP) for

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.Craig, pages 97–8 He was re-elected at the general election in March 1857 but was defeated at the 1859 general election. At the 1865 general election he was re-elected for Colchester, and held until his death in 1870. Rebow died at the age of 71. John Constable - Wivenhoe Park, Essex - Google Art Project

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Rebow married firstly in 1835 Mary Ormsby, daughter of General Slater Rebow of

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, and widow of Sir Thomas Ormsby, 3rd Baronet. He married secondly in 1845 Lady Georgina Graham-Toler, daughter of the 2nd Hector John Graham-Toler, 2nd Earl of Norbury.

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* 1799 births 1870 deaths People educated at Eton College Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1865–1868 UK MPs 1868–1874 Deputy Lieutenants of Essex High Sheriffs of Essex {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub