Henry Bulstrode (1578 - August 1643) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625.

Bulstrode was the eldest son of Edward Bulstrode of Upton, Buckinghamshire and matriculated at University College, Oxford on 15 December 1592, aged 13. In 1595 he was a student of the Inner Temple.

In 1614, he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Helston, Cornwall and in 1625 elected MP for Buckinghamshire.[1] He was a Justice of the Peace for Buckinghamshire from 1618 until his death and appointed High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire for 1631–32. During the Civil War he was briefly Governor of Aylesbury and Henley for the Parliamentary forces.

Bulstrode died in January 1643 and was buried in the family vault at Upton

References

  1. ^ 'Alumni Oxonienses, 1500-1714: Bruges-Bythner', Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714 (1891), pp. 201-227. Date accessed: 8 May 2012
Parliament of England Preceded bySir John LeighRobert Naunton Member of Parliament for Helston 1614 With: Sir Robert Killigrew Succeeded bySir Thomas StaffordWilliam Noy Preceded bySir Francis GoodwinSir Thomas Denton Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire 1625 With: Sir Francis Goodwin Succeeded bySir Francis GoodwinSir Thomas Denton

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