Ralph Charlton Palmer (2 October 1839[1][2] – 8 September 1923) was an English barrister and civil servant who was Clerk of the Crown in Chancery from 1880 to 1885.[3]
Palmer was born at Chesham Place, Belgravia,[2] the son of Lt. Col. George Palmer and Elizabeth Charlotte Surtees.[4] His grandfather was the politician George Palmer, M.P. for South Essex. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.[5][6] His cousin was the Lord Chancellor Earl Selborne.[7]
Palmer died aged 83 at his home, Hubbards, in Nazeing, Essex.[8]