John Gurney
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John Gurney may refer to:
- Sir John Gurney (judge)John Gurney (judge)Sir John Gurney KC 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...
(1768–1845), English judge - John Gurney (banker) (1750–1789), proprietor of Gurney's BankGurney's bankGurney's bank was a well-respected family-run bank 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 , who passed the business to Henry's son, Bartlett Gurney, in 1777...
and father of Joseph John GurneyJoseph John GurneyJoseph John Gurney was a banker in Norwich, England and an evangelical Minister of the Religious Society of Friends , whose views and actions led, ultimately, to a schism among American Quakers.-Biography:... - Joseph John GurneyJoseph John GurneyJoseph John Gurney was a banker in Norwich, England and an evangelical Minister of the Religious Society of Friends , whose views and actions led, ultimately, to a schism among American Quakers.-Biography:...
(1788–1847), banker in Norwich, England and a prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) - John Henry GurneyJohn Henry GurneyJohn Henry Gurney was an English banker, amateur ornithologist, and Liberal Party politician.-Life:Gurney was the only son of Joseph John Gurney of Earlham Hall, Norwich, Norfolk. At the age of ten he was sent to a private tutor at Leytonstone near the Epping Forest, where he met Henry Doubleday,...
(1819–1890), English banker and amateur ornithologist - John Chandler GurneyJohn Chandler GurneyJohn Chandler "Chan" Gurney was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota.Born in Yankton, South Dakota, Gurney attended the public schools. During World War I, he served as a sergeant in Company A, Thirty-Fourth Engineers, United States Army, with service overseas from 1918 to 1919...
(1896–1985), U.S. Senator from South Dakota