Sir Edward Hulse, 6th Baronet
Sir Edward Henry Hulse, 6th Baronet (25 Aug 1859 – 29 May 1903)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.[2]
Biography
Educated at Eton College and Brasenose College, Oxford,[2] he was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury at the 1886 general election, and was returned to the House of Commons at the next two general elections.[3] He resigned his seat on 16 January 1897 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.[4]
In 1888 he married Edith Maud Levy-Lawson, daughter of Sir Edward Levy-Lawson. They had one son, Edward Hamilton Westrow Hulse, born in 1889, who was to succeed to the baronetcy.[2][5]
Hulse held a commission in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry. With the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War the Imperial Yeomanry was formed from contingents of the Yeomanry regiments. Hulse was posted to the 15th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry at the beginning of 1900 and served as a captain in South Africa, where he was mentioned in dispatches.[2] His brother, Major Charles Westrow Hulse was killed in action during the war, and Sir Edward was himself severely injured in 1901.[2]
In late May 1902 he was appointed assistant press censor on the military staff.[6] Following the end of the war only days later, he remained in South Africa, and was appointed chief press censor in the new colonies in early July that year.[7] In his final months he was in financial difficulty, having lost considerable sums of money on the stock exchange and at horse races.[8] He was also suffering considerable pain from his injuries. His body was discovered in his bedroom in Johannesburg on the morning of 30 May 1903 having committed suicide with his revolver.[2]
References
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 2)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Obituary". The Times. 1 June 1903. p. 4.
- ↑ Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 181. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ↑ Department of Information Services (9 June 2009). "Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1850" (PDF). House of Commons Library. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ↑ "Person Page - 18980". ThePeerage,com A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27456. p. 4674. 22 July 1902.
- ↑ "Latest intelligence - The Peace - The Censorship". The Times (36812). London. 5 July 1902. p. 7.
- ↑ "Sir Edward Hulse's Death". Poverty Bay Herald. 18 June 1903. p. 1. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Edward Hulse
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William Greenfell |
Member of Parliament for Salisbury 1886 – 1897 |
Succeeded by Augustus Henry Eden Allhusen |
| Baronetage of Great Britain | ||
| Preceded by Edward Hulse |
Baronet 1899–1903 |
Succeeded by Edward Hamilton Westrow Hulse |