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.
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. He was admitted to the bar in 1874 and set up practice in Truro. In 1891, Gourley married H. Rose McLellan. He was named a Queen's Counsel in the same year.
Electoral record
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Colchester | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 2,449 | ||||||
| Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,170 | ||||||
| 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
- ^ Magurn, AJ Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901
- Memorials of Acadia College and Horton Academy for the half-century, 1828-1878 (1881) p. 199
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