Robert Puleston (by 1526 – 15 August 1583) was a Welsh politician. He was the eldest surviving son of Sir John Puleston of Caernarvon and Bersham, who was MP for Caernarvon and Caernarvonshire. He succeeded his father in 1551. He was a Justice of the Peace for Denbighshire in 1555–61, Justice of the Peace of the Quorum from 1562 until his death, and appointed

High Sheriff of Denbighshire The first High Sheriff of Denbighshire was John Salusbury, snr, appointed in 1540. The shrievalty of Denbighshire, together with that of Flintshire, continued until 1974 when it was abolished after the county and shrievalty of Clwyd was create ...

for 1558-59 and 1569–70. He was also

High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire The office of High Sheriff of Montgomeryshire was established in 1541 since then a High Sheriff was appointed annually until 1974 when the office was transformed into that of High Sheriff of Powys as part of the creation of Powys from the amalgama ...

for 1571-72 and from 1573 to his death a J.P. for Caernarvonshire. He was elected a

Member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in ...

(MP) of the

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the great council of bishops and peers that advised ...

for

Caernarvon Boroughs Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system. The constituency was created in 1536 as a District of Boroughs, represented in ...

in 1547 and for

Denbighshire Denbighshire ( ; cy, Sir Ddinbych; ) is a county in the north-east of Wales. Its borders differ from the historic county of the same name. This part of Wales contains the country's oldest known evidence of habitation – Pontnewydd (Bontnewy ...

in March 1553 and 1571. He married Ellen, the daughter of William Williams of Cochwillan, Caernarvonshire; they had 6 sons and 2 daughters.

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* 1583 deaths 16th-century Welsh politicians Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for constituencies in Wales English MPs 1547–1552 English MPs 1553 (Edward VI) English MPs 1571 High Sheriffs of Denbighshire High Sheriffs of Montgomeryshire Year of birth uncertain Members of Parliament for Caernarfon {{Wales-pre1707-MP-stub