Harry Bullard

Sir Harry Bullard JP DL (3 March 1841^[1] – 26 December 1903) was an English brewer and Conservative politician.

Bullard was born at Norwich, the son of Richard Bullard, who had founded the brewery company of Bullard & Watts in 1837. When Richard Bullard died in 1864, his three sons, Harry, Charley and Fred ran the brewery, erecting the new building in 1864 which still remains as a shell. In March 1895 the brewery was incorporated as a limited company.

In 1877, Harry Bullard was made Sheriff, and he was Mayor of Norwich in 1878,^[2] 1879 and 1886. At the 1885 general election Bullard was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MP) for Norwich, but he was unseated on petition.^[3] He was knighted in 1887.^[4] At the 1895 general election he stood successfully at Norwich,^[5] and held the seat until his death in 1903. He was made a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk in 1887,^[6] and also served as a Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for the county. He lived at Hellesdon House.

References

^ Mair, Robert Henry (1896). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. Dean & son. p. 22. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
^ Norwich Evening News Derek James "When Floodwaters swallowed up the City"
^ "No. 25576". The London Gazette. 9 April 1886. p. 1727.
^ Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1901). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 20.
^ "No. 26651". The London Gazette. 9 August 1895. p. 4483.
^ "No. 25730". The London Gazette. 16 August 1887. p. 4454.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Harry Bullard
Norfolk Museums - Portrait of Sir Harry Bullard

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[1] Mair, Robert Henry (1896). Debrett's Illustrated House of Commons, and the Judicial Bench. Dean & son. p. 22. Retrieved 29 March 2019.

[2] Norwich Evening News Derek James "When Floodwaters swallowed up the City"

[3] "No. 25576". The London Gazette. 9 April 1886. p. 1727.

[debrett-1901-4] Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1901). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 20.

[5] "No. 26651". The London Gazette. 9 August 1895. p. 4483.

[6] "No. 25730". The London Gazette. 16 August 1887. p. 4454.

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