Seymour Eugene Gourley
Seymour Eugene Gourley, KC (December 20, 1854 – January 5, 1906) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in Brookfield, Nova Scotia, the son of Elisha C. Gourley and Mary Black, and was educated in Brookfield, in Truro, at the Horton Academy and Acadia College.[2] He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and set up practice in Truro.[3] In 1891, Gourley married H. Rose McLellan. He was named a Queen's Counsel in the same year.[2]
Electoral record
[edit]| 1900 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 2,449 | ||||||
| Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,170 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,610 | ||||||
| Conservative | S.E. Gourley | 2,419 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Seymour Eugene Gourley – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901
- ^ Memorials of Acadia College and Horton Academy for the half-century, 1828-1878 (1881) p. 199
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