Sir Edward Henry Hulse, 6th Baronet (25 Aug 1859 – 29 May 1903) was a British

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politician.

Biography

Educated at

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and

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, he was elected as

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(MP) for

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at the 1886 general election, and was returned to the

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at the next two general elections. He resigned his seat on 16 January 1897 by becoming

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. In 1888 he married Edith Maud Levy-Lawson, daughter of Sir Edward Levy-Lawson. They had one son, Edward Hamilton Westrow Hulse, born in 1889, who was to succeed to the baronetcy. Hulse held a commission in the

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. With the outbreak of the

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in late 1899, the

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was formed from contingents of the Yeomanry regiments. Hulse volunteered for active service in

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and was commissioned as a

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in the 56th (Buckinghamshire) Company, attached to the 15th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry on 3 March 1900. The company left for

in the middle of March 1900. Promoted to

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on 4 September 1900, he was

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for his service. His brother, Major

Charles Hulse Sir Charles Hulse, 4th Baronet (12 October 1771 – 25 October 1854) was a British Member of Parliament. He was the eldest surviving son of Sir Edward Hulse, 3rd Baronet of Breamore House, Breamore, Hampshire and was educated at Eton College (1 ...

was killed in action during the war, and Sir Edward was himself severely injured in 1901. In late May 1902 he was appointed assistant press censor on the military staff. Following the end of the war only days later, he remained in South Africa, and was appointed chief press censor in the new colonies in early July that year. In his final months he was in financial difficulty, having lost considerable sums of money on the

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and at horse races. He was also suffering considerable pain from his injuries. His body was discovered in his bedroom in

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on the morning of 30 May 1903 after he had committed suicide with his revolver.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hulse, Edward Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1892–1895 UK MPs 1895–1900 Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1859 births 1903 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire Imperial Yeomanry officers Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry officers Suicides by firearm in South Africa British politicians who committed suicide 1903 suicides