About James Hulkes
Lived 1770 – 1821 (aged 50–51). James Hulkes was a British banker and politician.
James Hulkes (1770–1821) was an English brewer, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1802 to 1806.
Hulkes was the son of a brewer and was himself a brewer and banker of the city of London.
Hulkes was elected member of parliament (MP) for Rochester in 1802 at an election "contested with considerable warmth". He opposed Pitt's second ministry and supported Fox.
Hulkes' grandson, Henry Stephen Hulkes (1812–1884), migrated 1843 to South Australia where he was a close associate of Alexander Tolmer and a companion of the explorer John Jackson Oakden. The Hulkes Hills near Lake Torrens bear his name.
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Who was James Hulkes?
British politician
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James Hulkes was born in 1770.
When did James Hulkes die?
James Hulkes died on 29 January 1821.
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James Hulkes was a banker and politician.
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James Hulkes was British.
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