The 1907

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by-election was held on 12 February 1907. The

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was held due to the resignation of the incumbent

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MP, Robert Wallace, in order to become Chairman of the County of London sessions. It was won by the

candidate Sir

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, who was unopposed. Pullar was then aged 79 years (less six days), making his possibly the oldest debut of a British MP in the 20th century.

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