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Charles Pulley
Member of Parliament for Hereford
In office
1918-1921
Member of Parliament for Ross
In office
1918
High Sheriff of Herefordshire
In office
1912
Personal details
Born(1864-07-24)24 July 1864
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Died5 April 1947(1947-04-05) (aged 82)
Lower Eaton, Hereford, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse

Irva Hopkins

(m. 1906; died 1942)
EducationKing's College London

Sir Charles Thornton Pulley (24 July 1864 – 5 April 1947)[1] was a British racehorse owner and breeder, a member of the London Stock Exchange and Conservative Party politician.

Biography

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Pulley was born in Cork on 24 July 1864 and educated at King's College School and King's College London. He was later a member of the London Stock Exchange.[2]

In 1912 he was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire.[2] Pulley was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross at a by-election in May 1918, and held the seat until it was abolished at the general election in December 1918.[3] He was then elected as the Coalition Conservative MP for Hereford.[4]

He was appointed a deputy lieutenantofHerefordshire on 15 January 1919, and resigned from the House of Commons on 22 December 1920.[5]

Pulley was a bloodstock breeder and horses from his stud at Lower Eaton won 460 races.[2] He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1922[6]

Pulley had married Iva Hopkins in 1906, she died in 1942 and they had no children.[2] Pulley died at Lower Eaton, Hereford on 5 Apr 1947 aged 82.[2]

References

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  • ^ a b c d e "Sir Charles Pulley". The Times. No. 50729. London. 8 April 1947. p. 7.
  • ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 294. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
  • ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  • ^ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  • ^ "City Notes". The Times. No. 43048. London. 3 June 1922. p. 19.
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    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by

    Percy Archer Clive

    Member of Parliament for Ross
    1918December 1918
    Constituency abolished
    Preceded by

    William Hewins

    Member of Parliament for Hereford
    19181920
    Succeeded by

    Samuel Roberts


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