Robert Pullar
Sir Robert Pullar (18 February 1828 – 9 September 1912)[1] was a Scottish Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.
Pullar was born at Perth in February 1828 and was educated at the Perth Schools.[2] In later life he received an honorary D.C.L. from St Andrew's University.[3]
He became senior partner in the local family firm of Pullars Dyeworks.[2] and was a J.P. for the County of Perth[3] He was knighted in 1895.[2]
He was elected unopposed at a by-election on 12 February 1907 as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth, but stood down in January 1910.[4]
At the time of his election, he was six days short of his 79th birthday, making his possibly the oldest parliamentary debut of an MP in the 20th century.
He married in 1859 Helen Mary, daughter of Charles Daniell of Wantage, Berkshire, England, by whom he had two sons.[2] She died in 1904[2] and he, aged 84, in September 1912.
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Who Was Who, 1897-1916. Black & Co. p. 580. ISBN 0-7136-2670-4.1988 reprint
- 1 2 Kelly's Handbook, 1909. Kelly's. p. 1347.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 518. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Robert Pullar
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| Preceded by Robert Wallace |
Member of Parliament for Perth 1907 – January 1910 |
Succeeded by Frederick Whyte |