John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne
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Member of the House of Lords | |
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as a hereditary peer 23 December 1971 – 11 November 1999 | |
Preceded by | The 3rd Earl of Selborne |
Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 26 March 2020[1] | |
Election | 1999 |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | The 6th Baron Sandhurst |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 March 1940 |
Died | 12 February 2021 | (aged 80)
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2019) |
Spouse | Joanna van Antwerp James |
Children | 4 |
Relatives | Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne (grandfather) |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Roundell Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne,
Background and education
The son of Captain William Palmer, Viscount Wolmer (in turn son of
Career
Lord Selborne was treasurer of King Edward's School, Witley, between 1972 and 1983, and a member of the Apple and Pear Development Council between 1969 and 1973. He was chairman of the Hops Marketing Board from 1978 to 1982, of the Agricultural and Food Research Council (AFRC) from 1982 to 1989, and of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) from 1991 to 1997. He was also a member of the NEDC Food Sector Group in 1991–1992, and a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution 1993 to 1998. He was a director of Lloyds Bank from 1994 to 1995, and of its successor Lloyds TSB Group from 1995 to 2004.[6]
Selborne was president of the
Selborne was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1987 and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to science.[7][8]
Personal life
In 1969 he married Joanna van Antwerp James. They had four children:[9]
- William Lewis Palmer, 5th Earl of Selborne(born 1 September 1971)
- Hon. George Horsley Palmer (twin of Luke, born 12 March 1974)
- Hon. Luke James Palmer (twin of George, born 12 March 1974)
- Lady Emily Sophia Palmer (born 27 April 1978)
He died in February 2021 at the age of 80.[10][11][12]
References
- ^ Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
- ^ Goodman OBE FREng, Dougal; Napper, Simon (2024). "John Roundell Palmer, fourth Earl of Selborne. 24 March 1940—12 February 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 76.
- ^ Retirement (Multiple Members), Tuesday 21 April 2020 between 15:08 and 15:09
- ^ 'Earl Of Selborne' The Times (London, England), Monday, 6 September 1971, Issue 58269, p. 16.
- ^ 'Lord Wolmer Killed' The Times (London, England), Monday, 5 October 1942, Issue 49358, p. 2.
- ^ Companies House, companieshouse.gov.uk. Accessed 9 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 6.
- ^ direct.gov.uk Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine New Years Honours List 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ Burke's Peerage (106th ed.), 1999, p. 2574.
- ^ The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 16 February 2021, Issue 73396, page 51
- ^ In memoriam: The Earl of Selborne
- ^ THE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Selborne
- "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 3 October 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2007.