The Cambridge Apostles, 1820-1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship in British Intellectual and Professional Life 1st Edition
by W.C. Lubenow
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Eton College, Windsor SL4 6DW, United Kingdom
University of Cambridge, 4 Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RZ
60 Maddox St, London W1S 1AY, UK
Charles Puller (October 6, 1834 – May 3, 1892) was an English clergyman, magistrate, and landowner whose life intersected Victorian academia, public service, and intellectual circles.
Born in London on October 6, 1834, he was the second son of Christopher William Giles-Puller of Youngsbury, Hertfordshire (who assumed the surname Giles before Puller in 1857) and Emily Blake. His family background carried notable connections to public service and the law, including lineage tied to a chief justice of Bengal.
Puller's education began at Eton College before he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, as a pensioner in October 1852. He distinguished himself academically, becoming a Scholar in 1855 and graduating as 15th Wrangler with his BA in 1857, later earning his MA in 1860. His intellectual promise was further recognized when he was elected a Fellow of Trinity College in 1859 and served as President of the Cambridge Union Society in 1857. During his university years, he was inducted into the prestigious and secretive intellectual discussion society, the Cambridge Apostles.
Following his graduation, Puller entered the church. He was ordained a deacon in Ely in 1860 and a priest in Rochester in 1861, subsequently serving as the Vicar of Standon, Hertfordshire, from 1862 to 1869. However, his path shifted in the 1870s. Between 1873 and 1878, he spent time traveling in Brazil. Shortly after returning, on September 18, 1874, he formally availed himself of the provisions of the Clerical Disabilities Relief Act of 1870, legally relinquishing his holy orders. A month later, on October 20, 1874, he married Emmeline Maria Longman, daughter of William Longman of Ashlyns, Hertfordshire.
In his later years, Puller turned his focus toward local governance and civic life in Hertfordshire. He served as a Justice of the Peace and a Deputy Lieutenant for the county, and earned the distinction of being among the first members of the Hertfordshire County Council. Away from his public duties, his memberships included the Royal Toxophilite Society. In his final years, he resided at 60 Maddox Street in London until his death on May 4, 1892.
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