Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne

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Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne

Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC (born November 27, 1812 in Mixbury , Oxfordshire , † May 4, 1895 ) was a British lawyer and politician.

Life

He attended rugby school and Winchester College . He graduated from Oxford University in 1834 and received his master's degree in 1836. There he also met his friend Frederick William Faber . In 1837 he was admitted to the bar.

In 1847 he became a member of the House of Commons and helped found the Liberal Party in 1859. Under Henry Temple he served as Solicitor General between 1861 and 1863 and as Attorney General between 1863 and 1866. Under William Ewart Gladstone , he was elected Lord Chancellor in 1872 and Baron Selborne , of Selborne in the County of Southampton. From 1880 to 1885 he was again Lord Chancellor under Gladstone and in 1882 was elevated to Earl of Selborne and Viscount Wolmer , of Blackmoor in the County of Southampton.

family

Selborne married Lady Laura in 1848, daughter of William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave . Their son William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne later became a well-known Unionist politician.

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predecessor Office successor
New title created Baron Selborne
1872–1895 		William Palmer
New title created Earl of Selborne
1882-1895 		William Palmer
personal data
SURNAME Palmer, Roundell, 1st Earl of Selborne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Selborne, Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 27, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Mixbury , Oxfordshire
DATE OF DEATH May 4, 1895