Sir Gabriel Prior Goldney, 2nd Baronet, (4 August 1843 – 4 May 1925) was the first son of Gabriel Goldney,

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MP for Chippenham. The title passed to him in 1900 on the death of his father.

Career

Goldney studied at

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and qualified as a barrister of the

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. He was appointed as a Royal Commissioner for the Norwich Election Enquiry of 1875 to investigate alleged corruption, and the following year,

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of Helstone. In 1879 he was appointed Recorder of Poole, resigning from that position in 1882. Other appointments included

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for the

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in 1882, J.P. for

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and Deputy Lieutenant for the City of London in 1894. He was appointed

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in 1906. He also held the rank of Major in the

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. He was an active Freemason and was also appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in July 1902 and a

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(CVO) in the 1904 New Year Honours. On his death in 1925 the baronetcy passed to his younger brother

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References

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