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

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 at various times between 1659 and 1679.

Tulse was the son of Henry Tulse

Henry Tulse (died 1642)

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

 of Hinton Admiral

Hinton Admiral

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 and his wife Margaret. His father died in 1642 and his mother subsequently married John Hildesley

John Hildesley

John Hildesley was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1653 and 1660.In 1653, Hildesley was nominated to represent Hampshire in the Barebones Parliament...

. He entered Wadham College, Oxford

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 in 1653. He was also admitted at Middle Temple

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 in 1653.

In 1659, Tulse was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Christchurch

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 in the Third Protectorate Parliament

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. In 1660, he was elected MP for Christchurch in the Convention Parliament. He was re-elected MP for Christchurch in 1661 for the Cavalier Parliament

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 and held the seat until 1679.

Tulse was the cousin of 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...

, Lord Mayor of London

Lord Mayor of London

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