Sir Charles Thornton Pulley (24 July 1864 – 5 April 1947) was a British racehorse owner and breeder, a member of the London Stock Exchange and Conservative Party politician.

Biography

Pulley was born in Cork on 24 July 1864 and educated at King's College School and

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. He was later a member of the London Stock Exchange. In 1912 he was appointed High Sheriff of Herefordshire. Pulley was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ross at a by-election in May 1918, and held the seat until it was abolished at the general election in December 1918. He was then elected as the

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MP for

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. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant of

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on 15 January 1919, and resigned from the

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on 22 December 1920. Pulley was a bloodstock breeder and horses from his stud at Lower Eaton won 460 races. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in 1922 Pulley had married Iva Hopkins in 1906, she died in 1942 and they had no children. Pulley died at Lower Eaton, Hereford on 5 Apr 1947 aged 82.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pulley, Sir Charles Thornton 1864 births 1947 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1910–1918 UK MPs 1918–1922 Deputy lieutenants of Herefordshire People from Cork (city) Knights Bachelor Alumni of King's College London Horse breeders High sheriffs of Herefordshire