Sir Christopher Puller (1774 – 26 May 1824) was an English lawyer who was briefly

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Life

He was born the son of London merchant

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and educated at

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and

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, where he graduated B.A. in 1795, and was elected a fellow of

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. He studied law at the

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and was

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in 1800. He then moved in 1812 to

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, where he was elected a bencher in 1822. He appeared for the prosecution in the 1812 trial of

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for forgery. Booth was sentenced to hang. In his early career Puller worked as a law reporter with Sir Justice

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. In 1823 he accepted the post of Chief Justice at the

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, Calcutta and received the customary knighthood. However, like his predecessor Sir Robert Henry Blosset, he died there within a few months of starting his judicial duties.

Family

Puller married Louisa King, daughter of Joseph King of Taplow, and niece of Daniel Giles of

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, Hertfordshire.

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, Member of Parliament for

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, was their son.

References

Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Puller, Christopher, Sir 1774 births 1824 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Members of the Inner Temple Members of Lincoln's Inn British India judges Knights Bachelor