John Gurney may refer to:
Norwich bankers
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John Gurney (1655–1721), founder of the banking Quaker
Gurney family
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John Gurney (1719–1779), co-founder of
Gurney's Bank
Gurney's bank was a family-run bank founded by members of the Gurney family in 1770 and headquartered in Norwich, England. It merged into Barclays Bank in 1896.
History
The bank was founded in 1770 by John and Henry Gurney, sons of John Gurney ( ...
in Norwich
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John Gurney (1749–1809)
John Gurney (10 November 1749 – 28 October 1809) was an English banker and member of the Gurney family of Norwich. Besides his role as a partner in Gurney's bank he is notable as the father of the social reformers Elizabeth Fry and Josep ...
, father of Elizabeth Fry
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John Gurney (1809–1856), eldest son of
Samuel Gurney
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John Gurney (mayor) (1845–1887), mayor of Norwich (1885)
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John Henry Gurney Sr.
John Henry Gurney (4 July 1819 – 20 April 1890) was an English banker, amateur ornithologist, and Liberal Party politician of the Gurney family.
Life
Gurney was the only son of Joseph John Gurney of Earlham Hall, Norwich, Norfolk. At the age ...
(1819–1890), MP for King's Lynn and amateur ornithologist
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John Henry Gurney Jr. (1848–1922), banker and ornithologist
Other people
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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 Metropoli ...
, (1902—1997), American opera singer
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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 "M ...
, former chairman of Luton Town F.C.
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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 disting ...
(1768–1845), barrister and judge, of a family of noted stenographers
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John Gurney (MP), MP for
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
(1399)
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John Hampden Gurney (1802–1862), Anglican clergyman and hymnist
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John Chandler Gurney
John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1951.
Early life
Gurney was born in Yankton, ...
(1896–1985), U.S. Senator from South Dakota
See also
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Joseph John Gurney
Joseph John Gurney (2 August 1788 – 4 January 1847) was a banker in Norwich, England and a member of the Gurney family of that city. He became an evangelical minister of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), whose views and actions led, ...
(1788–1847), significant figure in the history of the Quakers
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