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People

Anthony Palliser Anthony Palliser (born 1949) is a British painter. Biography Anthony Palliser was born in 1949. He is the grandson of Belgian Prime Minister Paul-Henri Spaak and the son of British diplomat Michael Palliser. Palliser has lived in Paris since 19 ...

(born 1949), British painter * Arthur Palliser (1890–1956), British Royal Navy admiral *

Charles Palliser Charles Palliser (born December 11, 1947, in Holyoke, Massachusetts) is an American-born and British-based novelist. His most well-known novel, ''The Quincunx'', has sold over a million copies internationally. He is the elder brother of the la ...

(born 1947), American-born, British-based novelist * Charles Palliser, brother of the founder of Palliser, Palliser & Company and a partner in the firm * George Palliser (born around 1849), founder of Palliser, Palliser & Company *

George Palliser George Charles Calder "Tich" Palliser, (11 January 1919 – 24 September 2011) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. Palliser flew during the Battle of Britain and, at the time of his death, was one of the la ...

(1919–2011), British Royal Air Force fighter pilot * Henry Palliser (1839–1907), British Royal Navy admiral *

Hugh Palliser Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet (26 February 1723 – 19 March 1796) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As captain of the 58-gun HMS ''Eagle'' he engaged and defeated the French 50-gun ''Duc d'Aquitain'' off Ushant in May 1757 du ...

(1723–1796), British Royal Navy admiral and governor of Newfoundland *

John Palliser John Palliser (29 January 1817 – 18 August 1887) was an Irish-born geographer and explorer. Following his service in the Waterford Militia and hunting excursions to the North American prairies, he led the British North American Explorin ...

(1817–1887), Irish explorer who surveyed the Canadian west *

Michael Palliser Sir Arthur Michael Palliser (9 April 1922 – 19 June 2012) was a senior British diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982. Life Born in Reigate, Surrey, the son of Admiral Sir Arthur ...

(1922–2012), former senior British diplomat *

Richard Palliser Richard David Palliser (born 18 September 1981) is an English chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. ...

(born 1981), British chess player *

Úna Palliser Úna Palliser is an Irish born, London-based violinist, violist, singer and multi-instrumentalist who as well as being classically trained, is recognised for her proficiency in many musical genres, including rock, jazz, Balkan and Irish folk. ...

, Irish-born musician *

William Palliser Sir William Palliser CB MP (18 June 1830 – 4 February 1882) was an Irish-born politician and inventor, Member of Parliament for Taunton from 1880 until his death. Early life Born in Dublin on 18 June 1830, Palliser was the fourth of the eig ...

(1830–1882), Irish-born politician and inventor, Member of Parliament

Places

Canada

Palliser (Alberta electoral district) Palliser was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Acadia, Bow River, Calgary North, and Macleod ridings. It was ab ...

Palliser (Saskatchewan electoral district) Palliser was a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. It was named in honour of John Palliser, a geographer and explorer of the Canadian West. Geography It ...

Palliser, British Columbia Palliser is a railway point which straddles the shores of the Kicking Horse River in the East Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. This ghost town, off BC Highway 1, is by road about southwest of Field and southeast of Golden. Nam ...

, an old townsite *

Palliser, Calgary Palliser is a residential neighbourhood in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. It is bounded to the north by 90 Ave SW, to the east by 19 Street SW, to the south by Southland Drive SW and to the west by 24 Street SW. The ''Tom Brook Athle ...

, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta *

Palliser Formation The Palliser Formation is a stratigraphic unit of Late Devonian (Famennian) age in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is a thick sequence of limestone and dolomitic limestone that is present in the Canadian Rockies and foothills of western ...

, a geologic formation in the Rockies * Palliser Pass, a mountain pass in the Rockies *

Palliser Range The Palliser Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies that lies in the extreme southeast corner of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. The Palliser Range is part of the East Banff Ranges of the Central Front Canadian Rockies. Lake Min ...

, a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies *

Palliser Regional Park The Rural Municipality of Maple Bush No. 224 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 7 and Division No. 2. It is located in the southwest portion of the province ...

, Saskatchewan * Palliser River, British Columbia * Palliser Campus of the

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology or SIAST ) is Saskatchewan's primary public post-secondary institution for technical education and skills training, recognized nationally and intern ...

, Moose Jaw *

Palliser's Triangle Palliser's Triangle (), or the Palliser Triangle, is a semi-arid steppe occupying a substantial portion of the Western Canadian Canadian Prairies, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba, within the Great Plains region. While initially determined to be ...

, a geographic region in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan

Oceania

Cape Palliser Cape Palliser is a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island and is the southernmost point of the North Island; it is in fact considerably farther south than Nelson or Blenheim in the South Island. It is located at the eas ...

, a promontory on the southern coast of New Zealand's North Island *

Palliser Bay Palliser Bay is at the southern end of the North Island of New Zealand, to the southeast of Wellington. It runs for 40 kilometres along the Cook Strait coast from Turakirae Head at the southern end of the Remutaka Ranges to Cape Palliser, the No ...

, a bay near Cape Palliser, New Zealand *

Palliser Islands The Palliser Islands or Pallisers are a subgroup of the Tuamotus, Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. They are located in the very northwest of the main group of atolls. Atolls The group includes: *Apataki *Arutua *Fakarava *Kaukura *Mataiva *Rang ...

, in the Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia

Military

Operation Palliser The United Kingdom began a military intervention in Sierra Leone on 7 May 2000 under the codename Operation Palliser. Although small numbers of British personnel had been deployed previously, Palliser was the first large-scale intervention by B ...

, a 2000 British military operation in Sierra Leone * HMS ''Palliser'' (F94), a British Royal Navy anti-submarine frigate *

Palliser shot and shell upPalliser shot, Mark I, for 9-inch Rifled Muzzle Loading (RML) gun Palliser shot is an early British armour-piercing artillery projectile, intended to pierce the armour protection of warships being developed in the second half of the 19th centu ...

, British artillery projectiles

Other uses

Fairmont Palliser Hotel The Fairmont Palliser, formerly known as the Palliser Hotel, is a hotel of the Canada-based Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain. The historic hotel (1914) is located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, at 133 9 Avenue SW adjacent to the Calgary Tower an ...

, Calgary, Alberta *

Palliser baronets The Palliser Baronetcy, of The Vache in the County of Buckingham, was a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 6 August 1773 for the naval commander Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser, 1st Baronet, Hugh Palliser. The title became extin ...

, a title in the baronetage of Great Britain * Palliser expedition (1857–1860), a survey expedition in the Canadian west led by John Palliser * Palliser Furniture, a Canadian furniture manufacturer * Palliser Health Region, governing body for healthcare regulation in Alberta *

Palliser novels The Palliser novels are six novels written in series by Anthony Trollope. They were more commonly known as the Parliamentary novels prior to their 1974 television dramatisation by the BBC broadcast as '' The Pallisers''. Marketed as "polite li ...

, by Anthony Trollope, many of which involve the Palliser family **

Plantagenet Palliser The Palliser novels are six novels written in series by Anthony Trollope. They were more commonly known as the Parliamentary novels prior to their 1974 television dramatisation by the BBC broadcast as '' The Pallisers''. Marketed as "polite li ...

, a lead character in several of Trollope's novels * ''

The Pallisers ''The Pallisers'' is a 1974 BBC television adaptation of Anthony Trollope's Palliser novels. Set in Victorian era England with a backdrop of parliamentary life, Simon Raven's dramatisation covers six novels and follows the events and characters ...

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