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 ...

. Pulman was born in

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

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, 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 (1821–1900), a barrister who served as House of Lords Librarian, and Thomas Walter Pulman (1822–1897).''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915'' Pulman held the offices of

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(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 of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Henry, Earl of Richmond, ...

(1838–1846),

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(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

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1707, received its royal charter in 1751 and is a registered charity. It is based at Burlington House in Pi ...

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

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Toponymy Wandsworth takes its name ...

, 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