Sir Roger Puleston was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons

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 at various times between 1584 and 1611.

Puleston was the son of Sir Roger Puleston of Emral. He matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford

Brasenose College, Oxford

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 on 27 April 1582 aged 16. In 1584, he was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Great Bedwyn

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. He entered the Inner Temple

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 in November 1585. In 1586 he was re-elected MP for Great Bedwyn. He was elected MP for Flintshire

Flintshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1588 and MP for Denbighshire

Denbighshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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in 1593. In 1604 he was elected MP for Flintshire again. He was knighted on 28 August 1617.

Puleston died at the age of about 53.

Puleston married Jane Hanmer daughter of William Hanmer of Hanmer.