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'''Edward John Gurney, Jr.''' (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996), was an [[attorney]] who was elected in 1968 as the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] since [[Reconstruction]] for his adopted state of [[Florida]]. Earlier from 1963 to 1969, he was the second member of his party to win a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Florida.

'''Edward John Gurney, Jr.''' (January 12, 1914 – May 14, 1996), was an [[attorney]] who was elected in 1968 as the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] since [[Reconstruction]] for his adopted state of [[Florida]]. Earlier from 1963 to 1969, he was the second member of his party to win a seat in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from Florida.

Born and reared in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] Maine]], he graduated in 1935 from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. In 1938, he earned his legal credentials from [[Harvard Law School]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. He launched his original law practice in [[New York City]] but left during [[World War II]], in which after enlisting as a private, he was commissioned an officer in the European Theater of Operations. He was discharged in 1946 as a [[lieutenant colonel]].  In 1948, he earned a second law degree from [[Duke University]] in Durham, [[North Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=EX-SENATOR ED GURNEY DIES - Orlando Sentinel|title=Ex-Senator Ed Gurney Dies|publisher=''The Orlando Sentinel''|author=Tom Leithauser|date=May 22, 1995|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}</ref>

Born and reared in [[Portland, Maine|Portland]][[ Maine]], he graduated in 1935 from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. In 1938, he earned his legal credentials from [[Harvard Law School]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. He launched his original law practice in [[New York City]] but left during [[World War II]], in which after enlisting as a private, he was commissioned an officer in the European Theater of Operations. He was discharged in 1946 as a [[lieutenant colonel]].  In 1948, he earned a second law degree from [[Duke University]] in Durham, [[North Carolina]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=EX-SENATOR ED GURNEY DIES - Orlando Sentinel|title=Ex-Senator Ed Gurney Dies|publisher=''The Orlando Sentinel''|author=Tom Leithauser|date=May 22, 1995|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}</ref>

After completing his studies at Duke, Gurney relocated to Winter Park in Orange County in central Florida, where he established a law practice with Louis "Lou" Frey, Jr. (1934-2019), who succeeded Gurney in the U.S. House in 1969. In 1952, Gurney was elected city commissioner of Winter Park, where he had located after his studies at Duke.  Later he was the city attorney for Maitland and the [[mayor]] of Winter Park from 1961 to 1962, when he won the first of three terms as the U.S. Representative for congressional district 5. <ref name=obit/>

After completing his studies at Duke, Gurney relocated to Winter Park in Orange County in central Florida, where he established a law practice with Louis "Lou" Frey, Jr. (1934-2019), who succeeded Gurney in the U.S. House in 1969. In 1952, Gurney was elected city commissioner of Winter Park, where he had located after his studies at Duke.  Later he was the city attorney for Maitland and the [[mayor]] of Winter Park from 1961 to 1962, when he won the first of three terms as the U.S. Representative for congressional district 5. <ref name=obit/>