Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon

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Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon (5 January 1818 – 22 March 1883) was a British politician.

Born in London, he was the son of Sir Lawrence Palk, 3rd Baronet and Anna Eleanora Wrey. Palk was educated at Eton College in Berkshire. In 1860, he succeeded to his father's baronetcy. From 1854 to 1868, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for South Devon and from 1868 to 1880 for East Devon. On 29 May 1880 Palk was elevated to the peerage as Baron Haldon, of Haldon in the County of Devon.

On 15 May 1845, he married Maria Harriett Hesketh, daughter of Sir Thomas Henry Hesketh, 4th Baronet in Rufford in Lancashire. They had six children, two daughters and four sons, including his heir Lawrence Palk and Edward Palk.

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Ralph Lopes, Bt Sir John Buller Yarde-Buller, Bt	Member of Parliament for South Devon with Sir John Buller Yarde-Buller, Bt 1854-1858 Samuel Trehawke Kekewich 1858-1868 1854–1868	Succeeded by Samuel Trehawke Kekewich Sir Massey Lopes, Bt
Preceded by (constituency created)	Member of Parliament for East Devon with Lord Courtenay 1868-1870 Sir John Kennaway, Bt 1870-1880 1868–1880	Succeeded by William Hood Walrond Sir John Kennaway, Bt
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by (new creation)	Baron Haldon 1880–1883	Succeeded by Lawrence Palk
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by Lawrence Palk	Baronet (of Haldon House) 1860–1883	Succeeded by Lawrence Palk