John Gurdon Rebow was an English Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1857 and 1870.

Rebow was born as "Gurdon" the son of Theophilus Thornhaugh Gurdon of Letton, Norfolk and his wife Anne Mellish, daughter of William Mellish

William Mellish

William Mellish was an English Tory politician. He was Governor of the Bank of England from 1814 to 1816 and a Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby from 1796 to 1802 and from 1803 to 1806, then an MP for Middlesex from 1806 to 1820....

 MP. He was educated at Eton College

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. On his marriage in 1835 he adopted the additional name of Rebow. He was a Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 and J.P

Justice of the Peace

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 for Essex.

At the 1847 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1847

-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

, Rebow stood unsuccessfully for parliament at North Essex

North Essex (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was High Sheriff of Essex

High Sheriff of Essex

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 in 1853 and was also High Steward of Colchester. In February 1857 he was elected at a by-election as a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Colchester

Colchester (UK Parliament constituency)

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. He was re-elected at the general election in March 1857

United Kingdom general election, 1857

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

 but was defeated at the 1859 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1859

In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...

. At the 1865 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1865

The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same...

 he was re-elected for Colchester, and held until his death in 1870.

Rebow died at the age of 71.
Rebow married firstly in 1835 Mary Ormsby, daughter of General Slater Rebow of Wivenhoe Park

Wivenhoe

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, and widow of Sir Thomas Ormsby, 3rd Baronet. He married secondly in 1845 Lady Georgina Graham-Toler, daughter of the 2nd Hector John Graham-Toler, 2nd Earl of Norbury

Earl of Norbury

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