Henry Hosford Gurley

Infobox_Congressman
name= Henry Hosford Gurley


state= Louisiana
district= 2nd
term= 1823 - 1831
preceded= "None"
succeeded= Philemon Thomas
date of birth= birth date|1788|5|20|mf=y
place of birth= Lebanon, Connecticut
date of death= death date and age|1833|3|16|1788|5|20|mf=y
place of death= Baton Rouge, Louisiana
spouse= Lucy Goodwin Gurley
profession=
religion=
party= National Republican Party|

Henry Hosford Gurley (May 20, 1788 – March 16, 1833) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. He served four terms in three different parties.

Maloney was born in Lebanon, Connecticut, and attended Williams College. He was first elected to Congress as an Adams-Clay Republican, then served two terms as an Adams candidate, and finally served one term as an anti-Jacksonian. A collection of Gurley's papers between 1815-1831, are located in the Tulane University Special Collections. Gurley served as a district judge in Louisiana following his term in Congress.

Family

Gurley married Lucy Goodwin of Boston, Massachusetts on July 1, 1810. She died in January 1830. The couple had eight children; 4 boys and 4 girls.

Gurley's brother, John Ward Gurley, served as the Orleans Territory attorney general in 1803.

External links

* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000529 Bio at Congress.gov]