Baron Palmer

Barony in the Peerage of the United Kingdom

Baron Palmer, of Reading in the County of Berkshire, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created in 1933 for the businessman and patron of music, Sir Ernest Palmer, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a baronet, of Grosvenor Crescent in the City of Westminster, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 26 January 1916.[2] The Palmer family had made its fortune from their ownership of the firm of Huntley & Palmers, biscuit manufacturers, of Reading. As of 2023[update] the titles are held by the first Baron's great-great-grandson, the fifth Baron, who succeeded his father in 2023.

The family seat is Manderston, near Duns, Berwickshire.

Baron Palmer (1933)

The heir apparent is the present holder's son, the Hon. Ernest Bailie Rohan Palmer (b. 2019).

Male-line family tree

Male-line family tree, Barons Palmer
Ernest Palmer
1st Baron Palmer
1858–1948
Cecil Palmer
2nd Baron Palmer
1882–1950
Raymond Palmer
3rd Baron Palmer
1916–1990		Hon.
Sir Gordon Palmer
1918–1989
Adrian Palmer
4th Baron Palmer
1951–2023
Hugo Palmer
5th Baron Palmer
born 1980
Hon.
Ernest Palmer
born 2019

Arms

Coat of arms of Baron Palmer
Crest
Upon a mount Vert in front of a palm tree Proper three escallops fessways Or.
Escutcheon
Per saltire Azure and Gules two palmers'staves in saltire between four escallops Or.
Supporters
On either side a palmer supporting with the exterior hand a palmer's staff Proper.[3]
Motto
Per Crucem Ad Palmam (Through The Cross To The Palm)

See also

  • Palmer Baronets

References

  1. ^ "No. 33954". The London Gazette. 27 June 1933. p. 4296.
  2. ^ "No. 29483". The London Gazette. 22 February 1916. p. 1946.
  3. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019. p. 3924.
  • Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]

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