James Pulman

{{Short description|English officer of arms}}

{{for|his son, the English barrister and librarian|James Heard Pulman}}

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James Pulman {{postnominals|country=GBR|FSA}} (bapt. 4 June 1783England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 – 29 October 1859) was an English officer of arms.

Pulman was born in Ottery St Mary, Devon,1851 England Census the son of Thomas and Susannah Pulman. In 1820, married Harriet May Walker, who died 22 April 1828.{{cite book |editor-last=Burke |editor-first=Edmund |title=Annual Register |date=1829 |page=231 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vyoC1-IOyW0C&q=James+Pulman%2C+F.S.A&pg=RA2-PA231 |accessdate=16 February 2019 |language=en}} They had two sons, James Heard Pulman (1821–1900), a barrister who served as House of Lords Librarian,{{cite web |last1=Greenhead |first1=John |title=History of the House of Lords Library |url=https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-library/lln-2009-005.pdf |publisher=House of Lords |accessdate=16 February 2019|page=2}} and Thomas Walter Pulman (1822–1897).England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

Pulman held the offices of Portcullis Pursuivant (1822–1838),{{London Gazette |issue=17822 |date=1 June 1822 | page=916}} Richmond Herald (1838–1846),{{London Gazette |issue=19639 |date=24 July 1838 | page= 1667}} Norroy King of Arms (1846–1848),{{London Gazette |issue=20596 |date=21 April 1846 | page= 1438}} and Clarenceux King of Arms (1848–1859).{{London Gazette |issue=20868 |date=16 June 1848 | page= 2264}} He was also Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod at the time of his death.{{London Gazette |issue=22328 |date=22 November 1859 | page= 4191}}

He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1812.{{cite journal |title=Fellows of the Society |journal=Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of London |date=1859 |volume=4 |page=14 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztw4AQAAMAAJ&q=James+Pulman&pg=PA405 |publisher=The Society of Antiquaries of London |language=en}}

Pulman died at his home in East Hill, Wandsworth, aged 76.England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991{{cite news |title=Deaths |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18591102/047/0008 |accessdate=16 February 2019 |work=Morning Post |date=2 November 1859 |page=8 |url-access=subscription }}