Samuel Gurney (1816–1882) was a banker from the Gurney family. He served as independent Member of Parliament for Penryn & Falmouth from 1857 to 1868 but never spoke. He was also the first Chairman of the London and Provincial District Telegraph Co. Ltd. in 1859 (originally the ''London District Telegraph Co. Ltd.''). He was president of the National Association for the relief of British Miners and, along with

Edward Thomas Wakefield Edward Thomas Wakefield (1821–1896) was a British barrister, and landowner in Ireland. Life Wakefield was born in Leeson Street, Dublin in 1821. He obtained his B.A. from Trinity College, Dublin on 16 May 1846, and moved to London to practise ...

, founder and chairman of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough AssociationMorning Post 4 Jun 1860; Gurney was the second son of Samuel Gurney (1786–1856), also a banker.

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1816 births 1882 deaths Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Penryn and Falmouth English bankers UK MPs 1857–1859 UK MPs 1859–1865 UK MPs 1865–1868

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