William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell | |
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Succeeded by | David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 October 1859 |
Died | 26 February 1942 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Liberal Liberal Unionist Conservative |
Spouse | |
Children | Mabel Grey, Countess Grey Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne Hon. Robert Palmer Hon. Lewis Palmer |
Parent(s) | Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne Lady Laura Waldegrave |
Alma mater | University College, Oxford |
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Background and education
Selborne was the son of Lord Chancellor Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, and Lady Laura, daughter of Vice-Admiral William Waldegrave, 8th Earl Waldegrave.[citation needed] He was educated at Temple Grove School,[1] Winchester College and University College, Oxford, where he took a first class degree in history.[2]
Political career
1882–1910
As Viscount Wolmer, he was assistant private secretary to the
After the
But the Liberal Party came into office in Britain the following December, before the new constitution had been established, and, the decision was now taken to give both the Transvaal and Orange River colonies self-government without delay. Lord Selborne accepted the changed situation, and the experiment proved successful, from the perspective of avoiding a further war with the Boers. But the new constitution allowed the franchise only to those of European descent, and Selborne pushed through policies to keep out non-white immigrants, stating that Indians were not wanted because they didn’t know how to use arms.[5]
He ceased to be governor of the Orange River Colony on its assumption of Responsible government in June 1907, but retained his other posts until May 1910, retiring on the eve of the establishment of the Union of South Africa.[2]
The despatch, dated 7 January 1907 and known as the Selborne Memorandum, in which he reviewed the situation in its economic and political aspects, was a comprehensive statement of the dangers inherent in the existing system and of the advantages likely to attend union. The document had in fact been compiled by Lionel Curtis and other members of Milner's Kindergarten. The force of its appeal had a marked influence on the course of events, while the loyalty with which Lord Selborne co-operated with the Botha administration was an additional factor in reconciling the Dutch and British communities.[2]
1910–1942
He returned to England with his reputation, according to the 1911
In 1915 Selborne returned to government during the
Apart from his political career Selborne served as Master of the
Family
Lord Selborne married
They had three sons and one daughter.[citation needed]
- Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer (6 October 1884 – 15 July 1958); married Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey, and had two daughters.
- Roundell Cecil Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne (15 April 1887 – 3 September 1971); married, firstly, Hon. Grace Ridley in 1910; had issue. Married, secondly, Valerie Irene Josephine Margaret de Thomka de Thomkahaza in 1966; no issue.
- Hon. Robert Stafford Arthur Palmer (26 September 1888 – 21 January 1916)
- Hon. William Jocelyn Lewis Palmer (15 September 1894 – 6 June 1971); married Hon. Dorothy Cicely Sybil Loder in 1922 and had two children.
His second son, the Hon. Robert Palmer, was a captain in the Hampshire Regiment and was killed on active service in Mesopotamia in 1916.[8] His daughter was Lady Mabel Laura Georgiana Palmer, who became Countess Grey as the wife of Charles Grey, 5th Earl Grey. His letters home were privately published as Letters from Mesopotamia.[9] Lord Selborne died in February 1942, aged 82, and was succeeded by his eldest son, Roundell, Viscount Wolmer, who had already the previous year been summoned to the House of Lords by writ of acceleration in his father's junior title of Baron Selborne. The Countess of Selborne died in April 1950[10].[citation needed]
References
- ^ History of the Royal Astronomical Society 1820–1920, pp. 28–30
- ^ a b c d e f public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Selborne, William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 599. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "Occasional Notes". The Law Times. 159 (4270). London: 98. 31 January 1925.; Hansard HC 4th series, volume 33 (1895) May 13 cc1058–1073, May 14 cc1174–1205, May 21 cc1727–1728 and cc1728–1743
- ^ "No. 27246". The London Gazette. 13 November 1900. p. 6923.
- ISBN 978-1-84614-266-6.
- ISBN 0-19-820650-X; p. 159
- OCLC 1042099346.
- Hodder and Stoughton
- ^ Robert Palmer, Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916 [1]
- ^ "londonremembers".