John Bullock

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John Bullock (1731–1809)

Colonel John Bullock of Faulkbourne M.P. (31 December 1731 – 28 December 1809) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament for 56 years becoming Father of the House and a prominent member of the Bullock family.

Early years

John Bullock was born in 1731, the younger son of Josiah Bullock J.P. D.L. of Faulkbourne and Mincing Lane, London and Hannah Cooke, youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Cooke, Member of Parliament for Colchester and governor of East India Company.

He was educated as a fellow commoner at Clare Hall, Cambridge.

Political career

At the age of 23, he embarked on a parliamentary career that lasted 56 years and culminated in him becoming father of the house until his death.

His period in the house spanned the Seven Years’ War, the War of American Independence, the French Revolution and the earlier Napoleonic Wars. He sat as a fellow member with the Pitts, Burke, Fox and Sheridan.

He commenced his parliamentary career in 1754 as member for Maldon; he was returned twice more for the borough in 1761 and in 1768 (polling 443 votes against the 455 of John Huske and the 328 of Jon Hennker). In 1774, he temporarily abandoned his parliamentary career for reasons of cost and it was not until 1780 that he returned to the house.

John Bullock (bishop)

John Bullock O.S.A. (d. 1439 × 1440) was an Augustinian canon and prelate active in the 15th century Kingdom of Scotland. While earning a university degree between 1409 and 1417, Bullock gained several benefices in Scotland, and claimed the headship of St Andrews Cathedral Priory before becoming Bishop of Ross in 1418. He held the latter position until his death, which occurred in either 1439 or 1440.

Early career

Though his career has not been elaborated by modern historians, Bullock is known to have been a university graduate, having a B. Dec., i.e. a Bachelorate in Decrees (canon law); he did not hold that degree in 1409, but did by 1417.

Bullock was a canon regular in the diocese of St. Andrews, and on 23 March 1409, is recorded as holding the vicarage of Dull in the diocese of Dunkeld when Avignon Pope Benedict XIII granted his petition to hold the vicarage of Tranent in the diocese of St Andrews.

A letter of Benedict XIII, dated 5 June 1417, reveals that John Bullock was one of three clergymen claiming the title Prior of St Andrews, a claim which he seems to have given up in the following year when he had the chance to become Bishop of Ross.

John Bullock (rugby league)

John "Johnny" Bullock was a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at club level for Wakefield Trinity, as a scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7.

Tour Match Appearances

Johnny Bullock played scrum-half/halfback in Wakefield Trinity’s 17-12 victory over Australia in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Monday 10 December 1956.

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