Gurdon S. Mumford

Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford (January 29, 1764 – April 30, 1831) was a United States representative from New York. Early life Mumford was born in New London, Connecticut on January 29, 1764, and named in honor of his maternal grandfather. He was the second son of David Mumford Sr., a descendant of Thomas Mumford (one of the earliest settlers in Rhode Island), and Rebecca Winthrop Mumford (née Saltonstall), a granddaughter of Gurdon Saltonstall, the 25th Governor of Connecticut Colony. He attended the common schools. Career Through the influence of his uncle, U.S. Envoy to France Silas Deane (the husband of his mother's younger sister, Elizabeth Saltonstall), he was a private secretary to Benjamin Franklin during the latter part of his official residence in Paris.