Christopher Puller

Sir Christopher Puller (1774 – 26 May 1824) was an English lawyer who was briefly Chief Justice of Bengal.

[1] He was born the son of London merchant Richard Puller and educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated B.A.

[2] In his early career Puller worked as a law reporter with Sir Justice John Bernard Bosanquet.

In 1823 he accepted the post of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William, Calcutta and received the customary knighthood.

However, like his predecessor Sir Robert Henry Blosset, he died there within a few months of starting his judicial duties.