Robert Pullar
Sir Robert Pullar
Life
Pullar was born at Burt's Close in Perth on 18 February 1828, the eldest of nine children of John Pullar (1803-1878), a dyer, and his wife Mary Walker.[2] His father founded the firm Pullars of Perth and was also at one point Provost of Perth.[3] In the summer of 1828 the family moved to 36 Mill street in Perth.[4] This was as a reaction to complaints regarding noxious smells while they were working at Burt's Close, Mill Street being further out of town.[5] He was educated in Perth at Stewart's Academy in Atholl Street, Greig's Academy in Stormont Street, and at Perth Academy, also doing continuation classes in French and German.
He was apprenticed under his father in 1841, a junior partner in 1848
He was elected a
Although his family were originally Baptists he seemed to favour the Free Church and in 1900 joined the newly created United Free Church of Scotland[10] worshipping at St Leonards Church on Marshall Place facing the South Inch.
In 1905 he received an honorary doctorate (LLD) from
He was elected unopposed at a
In 1911 he received Freedom of the City of Perth.
He died at home, "Tayside" on Isla Road, of a seizure on 9 September 1912 aged 84. He was buried with his wife at Wellshill Cemetery, Perth, close to his parents.[7] The grave nears at the southern end of the terraced step midway across the southern east–west path.
Family
He was older brother to Laurence Pullar, James Pullar and Edmund Pullar, and uncle to Frederick Pullar.
In 1859 he married Helen Mary Daniell (1829–1904), daughter of Charles Daniell of Wantage, Berkshire, England, by whom he had two sons, Rufus Daniell Pullar (1861–1917) and Albert Evans Pullar (1865–1945).[6] Rufus and his family are buried alongside his parents.
Artistic recognition
His portrait was painted by John Everett Millais.[12]
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
- ^ ISBN 0-19-861395-4.Article by John McG. Davies.
- ^ "Mackintosh Architecture: Biography".
- ^ Perth Post Office Directory 1837
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Robert Pullar
- ^ ISBN 0-7136-2670-4.1988 reprint
- ^ a b c Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 45. p. 534.
- ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ Perth Post Office Directory 1880
- ^ ODNB: Robert Pullar
- ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "Sir Robert Pullar, MP for Tayside | Art UK".