He was extremely hot-tempered and was involved in several personal and family disputes with local Whig leaders.
Hughes retaliated by complaining that Bulkeley neglected the maintenance of Beaumaris Castle, for which he received a mild reprimand from the Treasury.
[1] There was a contest for Anglesey at the 1708 British general election but Bulkeley defeated his Whig opponent Owen Meyrick.
He voted for the French commerce bill on 18 June 1713, and was subsequently rewarded with the office of constable of Caernarvon Castle.
[1] Bulkeley was in receipt of Jacobite correspondence at the time of the 1715 rebellion and subsequently, his servants were informed against for drinking the Pretender's health.