Roger Puleston
English politician
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| Death | 13 December 1618 |
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Sir Roger Puleston (1565 – 13 December 1618) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1611.
Puleston was the son of Sir Roger Puleston of Emral. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford on 27 April 1582 aged 16. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament for Great Bedwyn. He entered the Inner Temple in November 1585. In 1586 he was re-elected MP for Great Bedwyn. He was elected MP for Flintshire in 1588 and MP for Denbighshire in 1593. In 1604 he was elected MP for Flintshire again. He was knighted on 28 August 1617.
Puleston died at the age of about 53.
Puleston married Jane Hanmer daughter of William Hanmer of Hanmer.