WM architect, born at Manea, Cambs. He was circuit steward in the London (Clapton) Circuit c.1899 and a member of the London First District Synod. He was elected to the City of London's Court of Common Council in 1904, representing Coleman Street Ward, and was active in City politics. He was Chief Commoner in 1922 and Alderman for the Coleman Street Ward from 1924 until his death. He represented the Court of Aldermen on the London County Council from 1928, sitting as a Municipal Reformer (Conservative). He died on 5 March 1930 at Monaco
After serving his articles with Henry Thomas Gordon and E.J. Lowther, he entered the partnership, working as Gordon, Gunter and Lowther (1898-1902), Gordon and Gunton (1902-1910) and with his son William Henry Gunton (1887-1974) as Gunton and Gunton (from 1910). The various partnerships had a considerable domestic, commercial and public output, as well as some significant WM buildings. WM Central Halls included West Ham (1903), Chatham (1907), Kingsway Hall, London (1911), Hackney (1926-27) and the Leysian Mission chapel (1953-55), and all the chapels in the Surrey and North Hants Mission, including Petersfield (1903), Midhurst (1904) and Church Street, Basingstoke (1906). Other WM chapels included: Muswell Hill, London (1898-1904), Sudbury, Essex (1902), Hugh Price Hughes Memorial, Godalming (1904), Trinity, Sutton (1907), Coulsdon Road, Caterham (1910), Centenary, *Boston (1910), Brighton Road, Coulsdon (1911), Wesley, Bishop Auckland (1911), Wesley, Cambridge (1913), Boscombe, Bournemouth (1930-31) and Clapton, London (1955).
Their other buildings included Epworth House, City Road, London (1930s), Farringtons School, Chislehurst (1910-12 and 1925), Kingswood School Memorial Chapel (1920-22) and the Queen Victoria Seamen's Rest, East London (c.1955). Ccmmercial properties in the City included Union Buildings, Finch Lane (1922); London Chamber of Commerce, Queen Street (1935-7); St. Swithins House (1949-53); St Vedast House (1964).
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