Seymour Eugene Gourley

Canadian politician

Seymour Eugene Gourley, KC (December 20, 1854 – January 5, 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]

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: Colchester
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Seymour Eugene Gourley	2,449
	Liberal	Firman McClure	2,170

v t e 1904 Canadian federal election: Colchester
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Frederick Andrew Laurence	2,610
	Conservative	S.E. Gourley	2,419

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) p. 199