Robert Palmer, JP (31 January 1793 – 24 November 1872) was an English gentleman from Berkshire and Tory/Conservative Member of Parliament.
The son of Robert Palmer Senior and Jane Bowles, he lived at Holme Park in Sonning. Active in county politics, he was a magistrate in 1815 and High Sheriff of Berkshire in 1818. In his will, he endowed 'Robert Palmer's Almshouse Charity,' which remains active today.
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- "Palmer, Robert (1793-1872), of Holme Park, Sonning, nr. Reading, Berks. and 6 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx., History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 10 January 2015.
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| Preceded byCharles Dundas Richard Griffin |
Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1825–1831 With: Charles Dundas |
Succeeded byCharles Dundas Robert George Throckmorton |
| Preceded byCharles Dundas Robert George Throckmorton |
Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1832–1859 With: Robert George Throckmorton 1832–1835 John Walter 1832–1837 Philip Pusey 1835–1852 William Keppel Barrington 1837–1857 George Henry Vansittart 1852–1859 Philip Pleydell-Bouverie 1857–1859 |
Succeeded byPhilip Pleydell-Bouverie Leicester Viney Vernon John Walter |
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| Preceded byWilliam Stone | High Sheriff of Berkshire 1818 |
Succeeded byJohn Sawyer |
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