Seymour Eugene Gourley
Seymour Eugene Gourley KC | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Colchester | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Andrew Laurence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1854 Brookfield, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 5 January 1906 (aged 51) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | H. Rose McLellan (m. 1891) |
| Alma mater | Horton Academy, Acadia College |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Seymour Eugene Gourley, KC (20 December 1854 – 5 January 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
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 2,449 | 53.02 | +1.17 | ||||
| Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,170 | 46.98 | -1.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,619 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4][5] | ||||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,610 | 51.90 | +4.92 | ||||
| Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 2,419 | 48.10 | -4.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,029 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ^ 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) Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 199
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Colchester, Nova Scotia (1900)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ LaMothe, H.G. (1901). Return of the Ninth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 30th day of October, 1900, and the 7th day of November, 1900, by H. G. LaMothe, Esq., Clerk of the Crown in Chancery for Canada (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.
- ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Colchester, Nova Scotia (1904)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ LaMothe, H.G. (1905). Return of the Tenth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on the 27th day of October, 1904, and the 3rd day of November, 1904, followed by a Return of the By elections held during the Ninth Parliament (Report). Ottawa: King's Printer.