Background
Rebow was born as "Gurdon" the son of Theophilus Thornhaugh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk and his wife Anne Mellish, daughter of William Mellish Member of Parliament.
Rebow was born as "Gurdon" the son of Theophilus Thornhaugh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk and his wife Anne Mellish, daughter of William Mellish Member of Parliament.
He was educated at Eton College.
He was a Deputy Lieutenant and J.P for Essex. At the 1847 general election, Rebow stood unsuccessfully for parliament at North Essex. He was High Sheriff of Essex in 1853 and was also High Steward of Colchester.
He was re-elected at the general election in March 1857 but was defeated at the 1859 general election.
At the 1865 general election he was re-elected for Colchester, and held until his death in 1870. Rebow died at the age of 71.
Rebow married firstly in 1835 Mary Ormsby, daughter of General Slater Rebow of Wivenhoe Park, and widow of Sir Thomas Ormsby, 3rd Baronet.
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In February 1857 he was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Colchester.