Bulkeley is a village and civil parish in the Crewe and Nantwich district of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 240. The village is situated on the A534 about 9 miles west of Nantwich. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Crewe and Nantwich is one of six local government districts in the administrative county of Cheshire, England. ... Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a palatine county in North West England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... Location within the British Isles Nantwich is a market town in south Cheshire, England, in the Borough and parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich. ...
Bulkeley's father, Judge Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley (1803-1872), was president of the Aetna Life Insurance Company, a judge of the Hartford Police Court, a commissioner of the Connecticut School Fund, and one of the founders of the Republican party in Connecticut.
Bulkeley's quite obvious preparation for a business career was interrupted by his service in the Civil War, during which he participated in the Peninsular Campaign.
Bulkeley became known as Connecticut's "Crowbar Governor" when he refused to acknowledge the victory of the Democratic gubernatorial candidate who had won a plurality of the votes in the election of 1890.
Richard Bulkeley was, as already mentioned an aid-de-camp to Governor Cornwallis; and, indeed, he was to carry on in that capacity for a succession of governors, including Hopson and Lawrence.
Interestingly, Bulkeley was to be the "president of a chess, pencil, and brush club in Halifax from about 1787." He was a churchwarden at St. Paul's and a vestryman until his death; and, was, for a time, its organist and led the choir.
Bulkeley held down numerous governmental positions6 during his lifetime, many at the same time, including: Overseer of Public Works, Paymaster, Provincial Secretary (1757-92), Member of Council (1755-1800), Judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court (an office he held beginning in 1769), Master of the Rolls and Registry in Chancery (1789-1800).
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