Charles Pulley

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.

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

Biography

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 lieutenant of Herefordshire 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
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
  2. "Sir Charles Pulley". The Times. No. 50729. London. 8 April 1947. p. 7.
  3. 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.
  4. Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  5. 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.
  6. "City Notes". The Times. No. 43048. London. 3 June 1922. p. 19.
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