Overview
Edmund Backhouse (1824 – 7 June 1906), banker and J.P. on the County Durham and North Riding of Yorkshire benches. He was a Member of Parliament for Darlington.
Family
He was the youngest son of Jonathan Backhouse (1779–1842), banker, of Polam Hill, Darlington, and of his wife Hannah Chapman Backhouse, daughter of Joseph Gurney (1757–1841) and Jane Gurney, born Chapman of Norwich.
Parents
Both parents were ministers of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), travelling in Great Britain and North America.
Marriage
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