Sir Roger Palmer KB (1577–1657) was an English politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1644. He supported the

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cause in the

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. Palmer was the second son of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet of

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and the elder brother of James Palmer, MP. He was Cup bearer to Henry and Charles, Princes of Wales.William Duncombe Pink, Alfred B. Beaven ''The parliamentary representation of Lancashire, (county and borough), 1258-1885, with biographical and genealogical notices of the members, &c.'' (1889)
/ref> In 1614, 1624 and 1625 he was elected

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for

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. He was knighted KB at the coronation of Charles I in February 1626 and was

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to King Charles from 1626 to 1632. He was re-elected MP for Queenborough in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years. In November 1642, Palmer was elected

for Newton in the

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to replace Peter Legh, who was killed in a duel. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting on 22 Jan 1644.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, Roger 1577 births 1657 deaths English MPs 1614 English MPs 1624–1625 English MPs 1625 English MPs 1626 English MPs 1628–1629 English MPs 1640–1648 Masters of the Household Younger sons of baronets People from Wingham, Kent