Robert Palmer (MP)
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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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| Preceded by Charles Dundas Richard Griffin |
Member for Berkshire with Charles Dundas 1825–1831 |
Succeeded by Charles Dundas Robert George Throckmorton |
| Preceded by Charles Dundas Robert George Throckmorton |
Member for Berkshire 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 1832–1859 |
Succeeded by Philip Pleydell-Bouverie Leicester Viney Vernon John Walter |
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