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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.[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 by Member of Parliament for Berkshire
    1825–1831
    With: Charles Dundas     		Succeeded by
    Preceded by Member of Parliament for Berkshire
    1832–1859
    With: Robert George Throckmorton 1832–1835
    John Walter 1832–1837
    Philip Pusey 1835–1852
    William Keppel Barrington 1837–1857
    George Henry Vansittart 1852–1859
    Philip Pleydell-Bouverie 1857–1859     		Succeeded by
    Honorary titles
    Preceded by
    William Stone
    		 High Sheriff of Berkshire
    1818     		Succeeded by


    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Palmer_(MP)

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