Samuel Gurney (MP) explained

Samuel Gurney (1816–1882) was a banker from the Gurney family. He served as independent Member of Parliament for Penryn & Falmouth^[1] from 1857 to 1868 but never spoke.^[2] He was also the first Chairman of the London and Provincial District Telegraph Co. Ltd. in 1859 (originally the London District Telegraph Co. Ltd.).^[3] He was president of the National Association for the relief of British Miners^[4] and, along with Edward Thomas Wakefield, founder and chairman of the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association^[5]

Gurney was the second son of Samuel Gurney (1786–1856), also a banker.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mr Samuel Gurney. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
2. Richard Davenport-Hines, "Gurney, Samuel (1816–1882)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 Accessed 24 July 2012.
3. Web site: Distant Writing - Competitors & Allies. distantwriting.co.uk.
4. Morning Post 1 Apr 1862
5. Morning Post 4 Jun 1860; Book: Davies, Philip . 1989 . Troughs and Drinking Fountains . London . Chatto & Windus Ltd. . 13 . 0-7011-3369-4.