James Pulman (bapt. 4 June 1783 – 29 October 1859) was an English

officer of arms An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: * to control and initiate armorial matters; * to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state; * to conserve a ...

. Pulman was born in

Ottery St Mary Ottery St Mary, known as "Ottery", is a town and civil parish in the East Devon district of Devon, England, on the River Otter, about east of Exeter on the B3174. At the 2001 census, the parish, which includes the villages of Metcombe, F ...

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

, the son of Thomas and Susannah Pulman. In 1820, married Harriet May Walker, who died 22 April 1828. They had two sons,

James Heard Pulman James Heard Pulman (1821 – 22 April 1900) was an English barrister and librarian who was the second librarian at the House of Lords Library, serving from 1861–97. Pulman was born in Westminster, the eldest son of officer-at-arms James Pulman ...

(1821–1900), a barrister who served as

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, and Thomas Walter Pulman (1822–1897).''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915'' Pulman held the offices of

Portcullis Pursuivant Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary is a junior officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The office is named after the '' Portcullis chained Or'' badge of the Beauforts, which was a favourite device of King Henry VII. King Henry ...

(1822–1838),

Richmond Herald Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an officer of arms of the College of Arms in England. From 1421 to 1485, Richmond was a herald to John, Duke of Bedford, George, Duke of Clarence, and Henry, Earl of Richmond, all of whom held the Honour ( ...

(1838–1846),

Norroy King of Arms Norroy and Ulster King of Arms is the Provincial King of Arms at the College of Heralds with jurisdiction over England north of the Trent and Northern Ireland. The two offices of Norroy and Ulster were formerly separate. Norroy King of Arms is ...

(1846–1848), and

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(1848–1859). He was also Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod at the time of his death. He was elected a

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in 1812. Pulman died at his home in East Hill,

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, aged 76.

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1783 births 1859 deaths English officers of arms People from Ottery St Mary Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London {{England-bio-stub