Robert Palmer (MP)
English politician
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| Intro | English politician | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 31 January 1793 | |
| Death | 24 November 1872 (aged 79 years) |
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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.