Brampton Gurdon (Norfolk MP)
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Preceded byWilliam Bagge
George Bentinck
George Bentinck
Succeeded byWilliam Bagge
Thomas de Grey
Thomas de Grey
BornJohn Brampton Gurdon
25 September 1797
25 September 1797
Died28 April 1881 (aged 83)
Brampton Gurdon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for West Norfolk | |
| In office 30 March 1857 – 24 July 1865 | |
| Preceded by | William Bagge George Bentinck |
| Succeeded by | William Bagge Thomas de Grey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Brampton Gurdon 25 September 1797 |
| Died | 28 April 1881 (aged 83) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Whig (until 1859) |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Susannah Ridley-Colborne
(m. 1828) |
| Children | Four, including Robert and William |
| Parent(s) | Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon Anne Mellish |
John Brampton Gurdon, known as Brampton Gurdon, (25 September 1797 – 28 April 1881)[1] was a British Liberal Party and Whig politician.
Born in 1797, Gurdon was the son of Theophilus Thornhagh Gurdon and Anne Mellish. He married Henrietta Susannah Ridley-Colborne — daughter of Nicholas Ridley-Colborne and Charlotte Steele — in 1828, and they had four children:[2]
- Charlotte Gurdon (died 1868)
- Amy Louisa Gurdon (died 1864)
- Robert Thornhagh Gurdon (1829–1902)
- William Brampton Gurdon (1840–1910)
