# Robert Fleming Gourley — Poetry character guide

> Robert Fleming Gourley in Poetry by James McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Robert Gourley

**First appearance:** 0040-robert-fleming-gourley

## Who they are

A person honored in a dedicated poem.

## In the story

### [Robert Fleming Gourley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/robert-fleming-gourley)

Graduate of St. Andrews University, exiled from Canada, champion of popular rights in England, whipped Lord Brougham in the House of Commons, owned farms in Dereham, and ran for office in Oxford in 1858.

### [The Mammoth Cheese and Cheese Factories](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/the-mammoth-cheese-and-cheese-factories)

Mentioned as Robert Facey, the cheesemaker at Mr. Harris's Factory when the big cheese was made.

## Links

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