Harry Bullard

Bullard in 1895.

Sir Harry Bullard DL (1841 – 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,^[1] 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.^[2] He was knighted in 1887.^[3] At the 1895 general election he stood successfully at Norwich,^[4] and held the seat until his death in 1904.^[5] 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

1. Norwich Evening News Derek James "When Floodwaters swallowed up the City"
2. The London Gazette: no. 25576. p. 1727. 9 April 1886. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
3. Hesilridge, Arthur G. M. (1901). Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1922. London: Dean & Son. p. 20.
4. The London Gazette: no. 26651. p. 4483. 9 August 1895. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 3)
6. The London Gazette: no. 25730. p. 4454. 16 August 1887. Retrieved 24 January 2011.

External links

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