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John Gumley

b. 1695

British Member of Parliament

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About John Gumley

Born 1695. John Gumley was a British politician.

John Gumley (c. 1696 – c. 1749) was a British glass manufacturer, East India merchant and Tory politician who sat briefly in the House of Commons in 1728.

Gumley was the second son of John Gumley of Isleworth and his wife Susannah White, daughter of Samuel White, merchant of London. He married his cousin Martha Wittewrong, daughter of Sir John Wittewrong, 3rd Baronet, who had married Gumley's mother's sister.

Gumley was returned as Member of Parliament for Bramber, where his father was steward of the court leet, at a by-election on 2 March 1728. He was unseated on petition on 4 April 1728 for alleged malpractices by the returning officer, who was his father's nominee. Gumley was the brother-in-law of William Pulteney who caused a furore when the matter came before the house by pointing out indirectly that Gumley's opponent, John Hoste, was a relation of Robert Walpole.

Gumley inherited his father's share in the Vauxhall glass works when his father died in 1728. In 1734 he went as head merchant to Bengal, which entitled him to become a member of Council.

Gumley died without issue before 1749. He was the brother of Samuel Gumley.

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Born
1695
Birth century
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Member of the 7th Parliament of Great Britain

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Who was John Gumley?

British Member of Parliament

When was John Gumley born?

John Gumley was born in 1695.

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John Gumley was a politician.

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John Gumley was British.

Sources & further reading

Β· Wikipedia: John Gumley

Β· Wikidata: Q28955377

Β· DBpedia: John Gumley (younger)

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