GURDON, Philip (c.1630-90), of Assington, Suff.

Constituency	Dates
Sudbury	[]

Family and Education

b. c. 1630, 3rd s. of John Gurdon† of Assington by Anne, da. of Sir Calthorpe Parker† of Erwarton, Suff. educ. Colchester g.s. 1643; Emmanuel, Camb. 1650, BA 1653, MA (Queens’) 1657. m. (1) lic. 19 Oct. 1669, Elizabeth (d. c.1670), wid. of Thomas Agge, merchant, of London, 1da.; (2) Margaret (d. 1675), da. of Sir Andrew Jenoure, 2nd Bt., of Great Dunmow, Essex, s.p.; (3) lic. 20 July 1679, Rachel, da. of Sir Thomas Abdy, 1st Bt., of Felix Hall, Kelvedon, Essex, s.p.; (4) 20 Feb. 1690, Lucy, da. of Roger Hatton, Draper, of Mark Lane, London, wid. of Thomas Stewart of Barton Mills, Suff., s.p. suc. bro. 1683.

Address

Main residence: Assington, Suff.

biography text

Re-elected without opposition in 1690, and classed as a Whig by Lord Carmarthen (Sir Thomas Osborne†) in a list of the new Parliament, Gurdon was granted leave of absence on 2 May to recover his health and died the following month. He was buried on 23 June, being succeeded at Assington by his brother Nathaniel.1 Vis. England and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, ix. 108; J. J. Muskett, Suff. Manorial Fams. i. 287; Add. 19077, ff. 69, 77; St. Martin Outwich (Harl. Soc. Reg. xxxii), 45; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1287; London Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. xcii), 75; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 86.

Author

D.W.H.

Volume

Commons 1690-1715

Notes

1. Vis. England and Wales Notes ed. Crisp, ix. 108; J. J. Muskett, Suff. Manorial Fams. i. 287; Add. 19077, ff. 69, 77; St. Martin Outwich (Harl. Soc. Reg. xxxii), 45; London Mar. Lic. ed. Foster, 1287; London Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. xcii), 75; J. R. Woodhead, Rulers of London (London and Mdx. Arch. Soc.), 86.