# Christopher Puller

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For his son, the English barrister and politician, see [Christopher William Puller](/source/Christopher_William_Puller).

**Sir Christopher Puller** (1774 – 26 May 1824) was an English lawyer who was briefly [Chief Justice of Bengal](/source/Chief_Justice_of_Bengal).[1]

## Life

He was born the son of London merchant [Richard Puller](/source/Richard_Puller) and educated at [Eton](/source/Eton_School) and [Christ Church, Oxford](/source/Christ_Church,_Oxford), where he graduated B.A. in 1795, and was elected a fellow of [Oriel College](/source/Oriel_College). He studied law at the [Inner Temple](/source/Inner_Temple) and was [called to the bar](/source/Called_to_the_bar) in 1800. He then moved in 1812 to [Lincoln's Inn](/source/Lincoln's_Inn), where he was elected a bencher in 1822.[1]

He appeared for the prosecution in the 1812 trial of [William Booth](/source/William_Booth_(forger)) for forgery.[2] Booth was sentenced to hang.[2]

In his early career Puller worked as a law reporter with Sir Justice [John Bernard Bosanquet](/source/John_Bernard_Bosanquet). In 1823 he accepted the post of [Chief Justice](/source/Chief_Justice_of_Bengal) at the [Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William](/source/Supreme_Court_of_Judicature_at_Fort_William), Calcutta and received the customary knighthood. However, like his predecessor Sir [Robert Henry Blosset](/source/Robert_Henry_Blosset), he died there within a few months of starting his judicial duties.[1]

## Family

Puller married Louisa King, daughter of Joseph King of Taplow, and niece of Daniel Giles of [Youngsbury](/source/Youngsbury), Hertfordshire. [Christopher William Puller](/source/Christopher_William_Puller), Member of Parliament for [Hertfordshire](/source/Hertfordshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), was their son.[3][4]

## References

1. Vol. 47.

1. Anon. (1812). "The Trial, at Large, of William Booth, and His Associates, George Scot, the Three Yates's, John Barrows, and Elizabeth Childlow, for Forgery, Coining, &c. at The Stafford Summer Assizes, 1812". Wolverhampton: Gower and Smart.

1. Potier, Jeanne. "Puller, Sir Christopher". 22882.

1. E. Walford (1882). [*The county families of the United Kingdom*](https://books.google.com/books?id=psgIAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA251). Рипол Классик. p. 251. ISBN 978-5-87194-361-8.

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