Arthur Bulley

Arthur Bulley
Born (1861-01-10)January 10, 1861
New Brighton
Died May 3, 1942(1942-05-03) (aged 81)
Cheshire
Nationality British
Known for Ness Botanic Gardens

Arthur Kilpin Bulley (10 January 1861 - 3 May 1942)[1] was a British cotton merchant and creator of the Ness Botanic Gardens. He also once stood for Parliament as a women's suffrage candidate.[2]

Biography

Born in New Brighton in 1861, Bulley was one of 14 children. After leaving school he joined his family's cotton trading business, often travelling overseas where he developed an interest in uncommon plants. Bulley purchased 60 acres of land near Ness in Cheshire in 1898, in which he built a house and a plant nursery, opening parts of the garden for free to villagers.[2] Bulley commissioned plant collectors and botanists such as George Forrest and Frank Kingdon-Ward to obtain plants from countries including South America, China, and Africa to place in his gardens.[2][3][4]

In 1903 Bulley opened a nursery, Bees Nursery (later Bees Ltd), at Ness where he sold plants grown from seeds originating in Europe and Asia.[2] In 1910 Bulley stood as the Women's Suffrage candidate in the 1910 election. He finished last but the aim was not to win but to ensure that the suffrage cause was seen.[5] Bulley's sisters included Amy Bulley and Ella Sophia Armitage whad unusually had a university education.[6] Bulley campaigned also in 1921 to open an Alpine garden on Snowdon, receiving criticism from those concerned about introducing foreign plants to the mountain, leading to his abandonment of the plan soon after.[2]

The plants Bulleya Schlechter Orchidaceae and Primula bulleyana are named after Bulley.[2][4]

References

  1. ↑ Ray Desmond (1994). Dictionary Of British And Irish Botantists And Horticulturalists. CRC Press. p. 116. ISBN 0850668433. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Michael Leapman (31 May 1998). "A Place Where Ness is More". The Independent. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Vanessa Greatorex (2014). "Parkgate & Neston Through Time". Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 1445635720. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 Umberto Quattrocchi (1999). "CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology". CRC Press. p. 372. ISBN 0849326737. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Elizabeth Crawford (2 September 2003). The Women's Suffrage Movement: A Reference Guide 1866-1928. Routledge. p. 333. ISBN 1-135-43402-6.
  6. ↑ Brenda McLean, ‘Bulley, Arthur Kilpin (1861–1942)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Oct 2008; online edn, Jan 2010 accessed 22 Feb 2017
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