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| term_end2=January 3, 1969

| term_end2=January 3, 1969

| preceded2=Newly-established district

| preceded2=Newly-established district

| succeeded2=[[Lou Frey Jr.|Louis "Lou" Frey, Jr.]]

| succeeded2=[[Lou Frey, Jr.|Louis "Lou" Frey, Jr.]]

| birth_date=January 12, 1914

| birth_date=January 12, 1914

| birth_place=[[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Maine]]

| birth_place=[[Portland, Maine|Portland]], [[Maine]]

==Career==

==Career==

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 Frey, Jr.]], 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 his [[indictment]] in an influence-peddling scandal involving the Federal Housing Administration, Gurney did not seek reelection to the Senate in 1974. His party nominated drug store magnate Jack Eckerd (1913-2004), who was in turn defeated in a three-candidate [[general election]] by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Richard Stone (1913-1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000531|title=GURNEY, Edward John – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref> Acquitted of all charges after two trials, Gurney resumed his law practice. In 1978, he lost a bid to return to the United States House of Representatives to the Democrat Bill Nelson, a former [[astronaut]] and later a long-term U. S. Senator, who was unseated in 2018 by the Republican former Governor [[Rick Scott]].

After his [[indictment]] in an influence-peddling scandal involving the Federal Housing Administration, Gurney did not seek reelection to the Senate in 1974. His party nominated drug store magnate Jack Eckerd (1913-2004), who was in turn defeated in a three-candidate [[general election]] by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Richard Stone (1913-1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000531|title=GURNEY, Edward John – Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=March 12, 2021}}</ref> Acquitted of all charges after two trials, Gurney resumed his law practice. In 1978, he lost a bid to return to the United States House of Representatives to the Democrat Bill Nelson, a former [[astronaut]] and later a long-term U. S. Senator, who was unseated in 2018 by the Republican former Governor [[Rick Scott]].