Brampton Gurdon (Norfolk MP)

For his son, Sir Brampton Gurdon, see William Brampton Gurdon.

John Brampton Gurdon, known as Brampton Gurdon, (25 September 1797 – 28 April 1881)^[1] was a British Liberal Party and Whig politician.

Brampton Gurdon
Member of Parliament for West Norfolk
In office 30 March 1857 – 24 July 1865 Serving with Gerge Bentinck
Preceded by	William Bagge Gerge Bentinck
Succeeded by	William Bagge Thomas de Grey
Personal details
Born	John Brampton Gurdon 25 September 1797
Died	28 April 1881(1881-04-28) (aged 83)
Nationality	British
Political 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

Family

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)

Career

Gurdon was elected a Whig MP for West Norfolk at the 1857 general election^[3] and was re-elected as a Liberal in the next general election in 1859. Later, at the 1865 general election, he was defeated.^[4]

Gurdon was also a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk, Justice of the Peace for Norfolk, and, in 1855, High Sheriff of Norfolk.^[2]