Baron Palmer of Reading in Berkshire is a hereditary title in the United Kingdom Peer system . It was created June 24, 1933 for the British entrepreneur and patron of music, Sir Ernest Palmer, 1st Baronet (1858-1948). On January 26, 1916, the title of a baronet from Grosvenor Crescent in the city of Westminster ( Baronetry of the United Kingdom ) was already created for him. The Palmer family made their fortune thanks to their own Huntley & Palmers biscuit company in Reading , Berkshire .
As of 2010, the title holder was the great-grandson of the first baron, Adrian Bailey Nottage Palmer, 4th baron Palmer (born 1951), who succeeded his uncle in 1990. He was the eldest son of the venerable Sir Gordon Palmer , Lord Lieutenant Berkshire (1978-1989), the youngest son of the 2nd Baron Palmer. Lord Palmer is one of the ninety elected hereditary peers who remained in the House of Lords following the adoption of the House of Lords Act of 1999 , where he is an independent deputy.
Barons Palmer (1933)
- 1933-1948: Samuel Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer (March 28, 1858 - December 8, 1948), the eldest son of Samuel Palmer (1820-1903) from Hampstead [1]
- 1948–1950: Ernest Cecil Knottage Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer (June 9, 1882 - June 6, 1950), the eldest son of the previous [2]
- 1950-1990: Raymond Cecil Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer (June 24, 1916 - June 26, 1990), the eldest son of the previous [3]
- 1990 - present: Adrian Bailey Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer (born 1951), eldest son of Colonel Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer (1918-1989), nephew of the previous [4]
- Heir to the title: Hon. Hugo Bailey Rohan Palmer (born December 5, 1980), the eldest son of the previous [5] .
See also
- Baronets Palmer
Notes
- ↑ Samuel Ernest Palmer, 1st Baron Palmer . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Ernest Cecil Nottage Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Raymond Cecil Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer . thePeerage.com.
- ↑ Hon. Hugo Bailie Rohan Palmer thePeerage.com.
Links
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- thepeerage.com