Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne

Profile & Legacies Summary

27^th Nov 1812 - 4^th May 1895

Immediate descendant of a claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Second son of William Jocelyn Palmer (1778–1853) [q.v.].

Lord Chancellor (1872-1874; 1880-1885).

Created first earl of Selborne 1872.

Politically, Peelite, Gladstonian and then Liberal Unionist.

The Palmer family were landowners and also East India merchants in the City.

Roundell's uncle was George Palmer (1772–1853), philanthropist and Tory MP; William Palmer (1802–1858), the legal writer, was his cousin.

Son of William Jocelyn Palmer (see Grenada No. 455).

Sources

David Steele, ‘Palmer, Roundell, first earl of Selborne (1812–1895)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/21210, accessed 13/08/2012].

Further Information

Absentee?

British/Irish

Spouse

Laura (d. 1885; 2nd daughter of 8th Earl Waldegrave)

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Legacies Summary

Cultural (3)

Prints, Drawings & Paintings

Photograph (by anon.) of Sir Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne...

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Full details at: Victoria & Albert Museum Collection: Prints, Drawings & Paintings. Thanks to Allyson...

V & A: Furniture and Woodwork

Two chairs, of different designs, both designed by Alfred Waterhouse for Blackmoor House, Hampshire, the house of Sir Roundell Palmer (1812-1895), created Earl of Selbourne in 1882. The furniture was...

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V & A: Furniture and Woodwork

Hanging corner cupboard, designed by Alfred Waterhouse and made (probably) by James Capel, Great Titchfield Street, London. Designed for Blackmoor House, Hampshire. Made sometime between 1871 and...

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