Background
Gurdon was the youngest son of Brampton Gurdon (Member of Parliament for West Norfolk) of Letton, Norfolk and his wife Henrietta Susanna, daughter of the 1st Baron Colborne.
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William Gurdon
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Education
He was educated at Eton and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1863 with a Bachelor degree.
Career
Gurdon entered the Treasury as a clerk in 1863, and became private secretary to William Ewart Gladstone when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1865 to 1866 and when Prime Minister from 1868 to 1874. Parliament
At the 1885 general election Gurdon stood unsuccessfully in South West Norfolk. He was unsuccessful again at Rotherhithe in 1886 and in Colchester at a by-election in 1888.
He held the seat for 11 years, until he stood down at the January 1910 general election.
He was sworn as a Privy Counsellor in July 1907, and became Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk in October 1907.
Membership
26th United Kingdom Parliament. 27th United Kingdom Parliament. 28th United Kingdom Parliament]
He finally entered Parliament on his fourth attempt, when he was elected at a by-election in March 1899 as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for North Norfolk.
He was also a Justice of the Peace (Justice of the Peace) for Suffolk, and a member of East Suffolk County Council.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Liberal party