Robert Pulsford (1814 – 3 June 1888) was a

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Whig politician. Baptised on 21 April 1815 at

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, Pulsford was the son of

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and Martha, daughter of William Hobson. He died in 1888 at Hennock,

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, leaving £192,468 to three sons and five daughters. Pulsford was elected a Whig

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for

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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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulsford, Robert UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies 1814 births 1888 deaths