Bulmer, Edward Frederick, 1865 - 1941 (cider maker)
Dates and places
Edward Frederick Bulmer was the son of the Rev. C.H. Bulmer of Credenhill Rectory, Hereford, and was admitted to King's College, Cambridge as an Exhibitioner from Shrewsbury School on 3 October 1885. He read Classics, and was awarded a B.A. in 1889 and M.A. in 1897. During his studies, he was a member of the Cambridge University Athletic Team, and won a Blue for the Mile race.
With his brother Percy he founded the cider manufacturing firm of H.P. Bulmer and Co., later taking the role of Governing Director. He was Mayor of Hereford in 1908 and 1926, and a Justice of the Peace for Herefordshire and Hereford City. He was a philanthropist and worked particularly in the fields of housing and education.
Admin / Family structure
E.F. Bulmer married Sophie Rittner in 1899.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
22 letters from Edward Frederick Bulmer to Oscar Browning, 1886 - 1910
Most of the files contain five or more letters. Some files include letters from more than one member of a family, and the larger correspondences occupy two or more files.
Bulmer: The Papers of Edward Frederick Bulmer and the Bulmer Family
Correspondence from Edward Frederick ('Fred') Bulmer to the Wedds, 1889-07-11 - 1939-06-05
Letter from Wedd to MRJ; letter from Edward Frederick Bulmer to MRJ; letter from Rachel Wedd to Bulmer, 1910-06-19 - 1910-06-25
One autograph letter signed 19 June 1909 from Wedd to MRJ condoling him on the death of Herbert James, MRJ's father. One autograph letter signed 25 June 1910 from Edward Frederick Bulmer (K.C. 1885) to MRJ, covering one autograph letter signed from Rahcel Wedd to Bulmer, n.d. but possibly 24 June 1910, giving news of Wedd's health.
Papers relating to the removal of JEN's College lectureship in Classics, 1891
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