Joseph Gulston (politician)
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Joseph Gulston (politician)
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Joseph Gulston (1674-1766) was a British merchant and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Joseph Gulston, a London merchant trading in Lisbon. He became a merchant himself and a director of the South Sea Company from 1742 to 1760. He was elected to Parliament for Tregony 1737-1741 and elected for Poole in 1741, 1747, 1754, and 1761. Together with his fellow MP Thomas Calcraft, he is credited with financing Poole Guildhall. He married his wife, Mericas da Silva, in secret. She was the daughte
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British merchant and Member of Parliament
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2017-10-24T10:42:59Z
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2024-08-27T11:39:26Z
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