Robert Pulsford

Robert Pulsford
Member of Parliament
for Hereford
In office
5 October 1841 – 31 July 1847
Serving with Robert Price (1845–1847)
Edward Clive (1841–1845)
Preceded byEdward Clive
Henry William Hobhouse
Succeeded byRobert Price
Henry Morgan-Clifford
Personal details
Born1814
Died3 June 1888(1888-06-03) (aged 73–74)
Hennock, Devon, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyWhig

Robert Pulsford (1814 – 3 June 1888)[1] was a British Whig politician.[2][3][4][5]

Baptised on 21 April 1815 at Church of St John-at-Hackney, Pulsford was the son of William Pulsford and Martha, daughter of William Hobson. He died in 1888 at Hennock, Devon, leaving £192,468 to three sons and five daughters.[5]

Pulsford was elected a Whig Member of Parliament for Hereford at a by-election in 1841—caused by the resignation of Henry William Hobhouse—and held the seat until 1847 when he did not seek re-election.[4][6]

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  2. ^ "Perthshire Courier". 14 October 1841. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous Epitome". Norfolk Chronicle. 16 October 1841. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 140–142. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
  5. ^ a b "Robert Pulsford the younger". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.