Palmer Baronets
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There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Palmer, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2008.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Wingham
Wingham, Kent
Wingham is a civil parish and English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. It has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times. The Domesday book tells us that during Saxon...

 in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1621 for Thomas Palmer. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1691. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 and Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...

. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1838.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Carlton in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1660 for the lawyer and politician Geoffrey Palmer
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL was an English lawyer and politician.Born in Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623...

. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)
Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...

. The third, fourth and fifth Baronets all represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The eighth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...

 in 1871. The family seat for some 500 years was East Carlton
East Carlton
East Carlton is a village and civil parish located in the county of Northamptonshire, on the beautiful Welland valley. It is only a few miles west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of the Corby Borough...

 Hall, Northamptonshire until 1933 since when it has been Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire. It is the home of the Palmer family and is a Grade II* listed building....

, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

.
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Palmer, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2008.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Wingham
Wingham, Kent
Wingham is a civil parish and English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. It has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times. The Domesday book tells us that during Saxon...

 in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1621 for Thomas Palmer. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1691. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 and Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...

. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1838.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Carlton in the County of Northampton,A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Vol I. 4th Edition . John Burke (1832) p278. Google Books was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1660 for the lawyer and politician Geoffrey Palmer
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL was an English lawyer and politician.Born in Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623...

. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)
Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...

. The third, fourth and fifth Baronets all represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The eighth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...

 in 1871. The family seat for some 500 years was East Carlton
East Carlton
East Carlton is a village and civil parish located in the county of Northamptonshire, on the beautiful Welland valley. It is only a few miles west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of the Corby Borough...

 Hall, Northamptonshire until 1933 since when it has been Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire. It is the home of the Palmer family and is a Grade II* listed building....

, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

.
There have been seven Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Palmer, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Ireland, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2008.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Wingham
Wingham, Kent
Wingham is a civil parish and English Kent village situated along the ancient coastal road, now the A257, from Richborough to London and close to Canterbury. It has existed since the Stone Age but only became established as a village in Roman times. The Domesday book tells us that during Saxon...

 in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1621 for Thomas Palmer. The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...

 in 1691. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 for Kent
Kent (UK Parliament constituency)
Kent was a parliamentary constituency covering the county of Kent in southeast England. It returned two "knights of the shire" to the House of Commons by the bloc vote system from the year 1290...

 and Rochester
Rochester (UK Parliament constituency)
Rochester was a parliamentary constituency in Kent. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England from 1295 to 1707, then to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1800, and finally to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801...

. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1838.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Carlton in the County of Northampton,A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire Vol I. 4th Edition . John Burke (1832) p278. Google Books was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1660 for the lawyer and politician Geoffrey Palmer
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL was an English lawyer and politician.Born in Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623...

. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers (UK Parliament constituency)
Higham Ferrers was a parliamentary borough in Northamptonshire, which was represented in the House of Commons from 1558 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act...

. The third, fourth and fifth Baronets all represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire (UK Parliament constituency)
Leicestershire was a county constituency in Leicestershire, represented in the House of Commons. It elected two Members of Parliament , traditionally called Knights of the Shire, by the bloc vote system of election, to the Parliament of England until 1707, to the Parliament of Great Britain from...

 in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...

. The eighth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been...

 in 1871. The family seat for some 500 years was East Carlton
East Carlton
East Carlton is a village and civil parish located in the county of Northamptonshire, on the beautiful Welland valley. It is only a few miles west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of the Corby Borough...

 Hall, Northamptonshire until 1933 since when it has been Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall
Carlton Curlieu Hall is a privately owned 17th century country house at Carlton Curlieu, Leicestershire. It is the home of the Palmer family and is a Grade II* listed building....

, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

.Palmer Manuscripts National Archives:Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland Record Office Ref No. DE1110

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Castle Lackin in the County of Mayo, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 29 May 1777 for Roger Palmer. The fifth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for County Mayo
Mayo (UK Parliament constituency)
Mayo was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885.-History :...

. The title became extinct on his death in 1910.

The Hudson, later Palmer Baronetcy, of Wanlip Hall in the County of Leicester, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 28 July 1791 for Charles Hudson, a Director of the South Sea Company and High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...

 of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...

 in 1780. In 1813 the second Baronet assumed by Royal sign-manual the surname of Palmer in lieu of his patronymic on succeeding to the estates of his maternal grandfather, Henry Palmer, of Wanlip.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Grinkle Park in the County of York and of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 31 July 1886 for Charles Palmer, a coal and shipping magnate and Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...

 politician. The third Baronet, residing at Walworth Castle
Walworth Castle
Walworth Castle is a 16th century mansion house, built in the style of a medieval castle and situated at Walworth, near Darlington, County Durham, England. It is a Grade 1 listed building. It was completed around 1600, probably by Thomas Holt for Thomas Jenison. It stands on the site of a former...

 was High Sheriff of Durham in 1915.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 August 1904 for Walter Palmer
Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet was a biscuit manufacturer and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1906....

, Member of Parliament for Salisbury
Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Salisbury is a county constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....

 and the son of George Palmer
George Palmer (businessman)
George Palmer was a proprietor of the Huntley & Palmers biscuit manufacturers of Reading in England. He was born in Long Sutton in Somerset, the son of William Palmer and his wife, Mary, the daughter of William Isaac of Sturminster Newton in Dorset...

, the founder of Huntley & Palmers
Huntley & Palmers
Huntley & Palmers was a British firm of biscuit makers originally based in Reading, Berkshire. The company created one of the world's first global brands and ran what was once the world’s largest biscuit factory. Over the years, the company was also known as J...

, biscuit manufacturers. The title became extinct on his death in 1910.

The Palmer Baronetcy, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 January 1916. For more information on this creation, see Baron Palmer
Baron Palmer
Baron Palmer, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1933 for the businessman and patron of music, Sir Ernest Palmer, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Grosvenor Crescent, on 26 January 1916...

.

Palmer Baronets, of Wingham (1621)

  • Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet (1540-1625)
  • Sir Thomas Palmer, 2nd Baronet (d. 1656)
  • Sir Henry Palmer, 3rd Baronet (d. 1706)
  • Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet (1682-1723)
  • Sir Charles Palmer, 5th Baronet (d. 1773)
  • Sir Chales Harcourt Palmer, 6th Baronet (1760-1838)

Palmer Baronets, of Carlton (1660)

  • Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet
    Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet
    Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL was an English lawyer and politician.Born in Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 14 June 1616 and called to the bar on 23 May 1623...

     (1598-1670)
  • Sir Lewis Palmer, 2nd Baronet (c. 1630-1713)
  • Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1655-1732)
  • Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet
    Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Carlton
    Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Carlton was a British politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Leicestershire from 1754 to 1765....

     (d. 1765)
  • Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (c. 1735-1817)
  • Sir Thomas Palmer, 6th Baronet (c. 1795-1817)
  • Sir John Henry Palmer, 7th Baronet (1775-1865)
  • Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 8th Baronet (1809-1892)
  • Sir Lewis Henry Palmer, 9th Baronet (1818-1909)
  • Sir Edward Geoffrey Broadley Palmer, 10th Baronet (1864-1925)
  • Sir Geoffrey Frederick Neill Palmer, 11th Baronet (1893-1951)
  • Sir Geoffrey Christopher John Palmer, 12th Baronet (b. 1936)

Palmer Baronets of Castle Lackin (1777)

  • Sir Roger Palmer, 1st Baronet (d. c. 1790)
  • Sir John Roger Palmer, 2nd Baronet (d. 1819)
  • Sir William Henry Palmer, 3rd Baronet (d. 1840)
  • Sir William Henry Roger Palmer, 4th Baronet (1802-1869)
  • Sir Roger William Henry Palmer, 5th Baronet (1832-1910)

Hudson, later Palmer Baronets, of Wanlip Hall (1791)

  • Sir Charles Grave Hudson, 1st Baronet (1730-1813)
  • Sir Charles Thomas Hudson Palmer, 2nd Baronet (1771-1827)
  • Sir George Joseph Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1811-1866)
  • Sir Archdale Robert Palmer, 4th Baronet (1838-1905)
  • Sir George Hudson Palmer, 5th Baronet (1841-1919)
  • Sir Frederick Archdale Palmer, 6th Baronet (1857-1933)
  • Sir John Archdale Palmer, 7th Baronet (1894-1963)
  • Sir John Edward Somerset Palmer, 8th Baronet (b. 1926)

Palmer Baronets, of Grinkle Park and of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1886)

  • Sir Charles Mark Palmer, 1st Baronet (1822-1907)
  • Sir George Robson Palmer, 2nd Baronet (1849-1910)
  • Sir Alfred Molyneux Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1853-1935)
  • Sir Anthony Frederick Mark Palmer, 4th Baronet (1914-1941)
  • Sir (Charles) Mark Palmer, 5th Baronet (b. 1941)
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