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English officer of arms For his son, the English barrister and librarian, see James Heard Pulman.

Arms of James Pulman, granted 1822: Paly of six pieces or and vair, on a chief gules three boar heads erased argent.

James Pulman FSA (bapt. 4 June 1783 – 29 October 1859) was an English officer of arms.

Pulman was born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, the son of Thomas and Susannah Pulman. In 1820, married Harriet May Walker, who died 22 April 1828. They had two sons, James Heard Pulman (1821–1900), a barrister who served as House of Lords Librarian, and Thomas Walter Pulman (1822–1897).

Pulman held the offices of Portcullis Pursuivant (1822–1838), Richmond Herald (1838–1846), Norroy King of Arms (1846–1848), and Clarenceux King of Arms (1848–1859). He was also Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod at the time of his death.

He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1812.

Pulman died at his home in East Hill, Wandsworth, aged 76.

References

  1. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  2. 1851 England Census
  3. Burke, Edmund, ed. (1829). Annual Register. p. 231. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  4. Greenhead, John. "History of the House of Lords Library" (PDF). House of Lords. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  5. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
  6. "No. 17822". The London Gazette. 1 June 1822. p. 916.
  7. "No. 19639". The London Gazette. 24 July 1838. p. 1667.
  8. "No. 20596". The London Gazette. 21 April 1846. p. 1438.
  9. "No. 20868". The London Gazette. 16 June 1848. p. 2264.
  10. "No. 22328". The London Gazette. 22 November 1859. p. 4191.
  11. "Fellows of the Society". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 4. The Society of Antiquaries of London: 14. 1859.
  12. England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
  13. "Deaths". Morning Post. 2 November 1859. p. 8. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
Heraldic offices
Preceded byGeorge Frederick Beltz Portcullis Pursuivant
1822–1838 		Succeeded bySir Albert Woods
Preceded byJoseph Hawker Richmond Herald
1838–1846 		Succeeded byMatthew Howard-Gibbon
Preceded byFrancis Martin Norroy King of Arms
1846–1848 		Succeeded byEdward Howard-Gibbon
Preceded byFrancis Martin Clarenceux King of Arms
1848–1859 		Succeeded byRobert Laurie


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