Henry Tulse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 between 1640 and 1642.

Tulse was the son of William Tulse who acquired three manors near Christchurch in 1603. In 1640, Tulse leased Christchurch Parsonage from the Dean and Chapter of Winchester.

In April 1640, Tulse was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Christchurch

Christchurch (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Short Parliament

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. He was re-elected MP for Christchurch for the Long Parliament

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 in November 1640.

Tulse died before September 1642 when a writ was issued for an election to fill his seat.

Tulse lived at Hinton Admiral

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. He married Margaret and had a son Henry

Henry Tulse (died 1697)

Henry Tulse was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1679.Tulse was the son of Henry Tulse of Hinton Admiral and his wife Margaret. His father died in 1642 and his mother subsequently married John Hildesley. He entered Wadham College, Oxford in 1653...

 who was also MP for Christchurch. His widow subsequently married John Hildesley

John Hildesley

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. His nephew Sir Henry Tulse

Henry Tulse (Lord Mayor)

Sir Henry Tulse was an alderman of the City of London and was Lord Mayor of London in 1684.Tulse was elected alderman for Bread Street Ward in the City of London in 1673. He was knighted at the Guildhall on 18 October 1673. In 1674 he was Sheriff of London. He became Lord Mayor in 1684.Tulse...

 became Lord Mayor of London

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