Sir Charles Thornton Pulley (24 July 1864 – 5 April 1947)[1] was a British racehorse owner and breeder, a member of the London Stock Eschange and Conservative Party politician.
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]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Percy Archer Clive |
Member of Parliament for Ross 1918 – December 1918 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by William Hewins |
Member of Parliament for Hereford 1918 – 1920 |
Succeeded by Samuel Roberts |
Categories: 1864 births | 1947 deaths | Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies | UK MPs 1910–1918 | UK MPs 1918–1922 | Deputy Lieutenants of Herefordshire | People from Cork (city) | Knights Bachelor | Alumni of King's College London | Horse breeders | High Sheriffs of Herefordshire | Conservative MP (UK), 1860s birth stubs | Conservative MP for England stubs
