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 | 24 July 1864 Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 5 April 1947 (aged 82) Lower Eaton, Hereford, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Irva Hopkins
(m. 1906; died 1942) |
| Education | King's College London |
Biography edit
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 edit
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 2)
- ^ 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.