Robert Palmer, JP (31 January 1793 – 24 November 1872) was an English gentleman from Berkshire and Tory/Conservative Member of Parliament.[1]

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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  1. ^ "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.
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded byCharles DundasRichard Griffin Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1825–1831 With: Charles Dundas Succeeded byCharles DundasRobert George Throckmorton Preceded byCharles DundasRobert George Throckmorton Member of Parliament for Berkshire 1832–1859 With: Robert George Throckmorton 1832–1835John Walter 1832–1837Philip Pusey 1835–1852William Keppel Barrington 1837–1857George Henry Vansittart 1852–1859Philip Pleydell-Bouverie 1857–1859 Succeeded byPhilip Pleydell-BouverieLeicester Viney VernonJohn Walter Honorary titles Preceded byWilliam Stone High Sheriff of Berkshire 1818 Succeeded byJohn Sawyer


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