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Raymond Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer

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Raymond Cecil Palmer, 3rd Baron Palmer OBE (24 June 1916 – 26 June 1990) was a British peer and business man, a member of the House of Lords from 1950 until his death.

Early life

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The son of Ernest Cecil Nottage Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer and his wife Marguerite Osborne, Palmer was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford. He was commissioned as a Lieutenant into the Grenadier Guards, but retired, injured.[1]

Career

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On 6 June 1950, Palmer succeeded his father as Baron Palmer in the peerage of the United Kingdom, giving him a seat in the House of Lords. He also became the third Palmer baronet.[1]

He became chairman of Huntley & Palmers and of Huntley, Boorne & Stevens, a director of Associated Biscuit Manufacturers, and president of the Thames Valley Trustee Savings Bank.[1]

Personal life

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On 30 January 1941, Palmer married Victoria Ellen Stevens, daughter of Captain Joseph Arthur Ronald Weston Stevens, and they had three daughters:[1]

  • Amanda Victoria Palmer (1949–1954)
  • Carol Lylie Palmer (born 1951), who married John Wodehouse, future Earl of Kimberley, and is the mother of David Wodehouse, Lord Wodehouse (born 1978).[2]
  • Vanessa Marguerite Palmer (born 1954)

Honours

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Arms

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Coat of arms of Raymond Palmer, 3rd 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)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Burke's Peerage, volume 3, 2003, page 3051
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage, volume 2, 2003, page 2163
  3. ^ Debrett's Peerage (2019), page 3924
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Palmer
1950–1990
Succeeded by
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Reading, Berkshire)
1950–1990
Succeeded by