He was the eldest son of the Rev. Arthur Hyde Hulton.

Educated at Rossall, which he entered in 1858 and left in 1862. He was a member of the cricket eleven. He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge, gaining his B.A. in 1870. He became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn later that year.

On 8th to 10th June 1865 he played for Twenty-two of Whalley against The All England Eleven and batting at number five scored 1 and 3.

He played club cricket with Ashton-under-Lyne in 1866 and 1867 and in 1867 played for Twenty-two of Ashton against The All England Eleven, scoring 10 and 0 and taking a catch.

He went with Lancashire on their trip to London in July 1868, playing against Surrey at The Oval and scoring 6 and 0, then against M.C.C. at Lord's where he scored 3 and 4 not out.

He went on to Gravesend where he played for the Gentlemen of Lancashire against the Gentlemen of Kent scoring 66 and 0. The following season he played again for the Lancashire Gentlemen against the Gentlemen of Warwickshire at Warwick, going in next to last and bagging a pair.

In 1872 he was playing for the Western Club, Pendleton, Salford.

In 1874 he married Helena, daughter and heiress of William Grimshaw of Gorton, Leicestershire. He continued to practise at the bar, at least until 1881 as in the Census of that year he was resident at the County Hotel, Lancaster, during the County Sessions. In 1889 his address is given as 3 Plowden Buildings, Temple, London, E.C., presumably his legal chambers.

His home address was Assheton House, Twycross, Leicestershire, of which county he became a Justice of the Peace. In 1886 he stood as Conservative candidate for the West (or Bosworth) Division of Leicestershire, only to lose to the Gladstonian Liberal candidate by 4730 votes to 3440. He stood again in 1892 but this time was defeated by 5370 to 3846.

In 1914 he moved to Polefield, Hatherley Road, Cheltenham. He was a keen huntsman and had been a regular visitor to the Cotswold Hunt. He was a member of Arthur's and the Junior Carlton Club and also the Cheltenham New Club.

His wife, Helena, died in 1920 and was interred in the family vault of the Grimshaw family at Kempsey, Worcestershire. There had been no children. On his death three years later he was also interred at Kempsey, following a service at St.Stephen's Church, Cheltenham.

(Article: Copyright © 2004 Don Ambrose)

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