Sir Guy Palmes (1580–1653) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the

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at various times between 1614 and 1643.

Early life

Palmes was the son of

Francis Palmes Lieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP (died 1719) was a noted favourite general of the Duke of Marlborough. He served in Lord Cavendish's Regiment of Horse and Hugh Wyndham's Regiment of Carabiniers, eventually rising to become lieutenant-colo ...

of Lindley, now part of

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, and at

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and married Anne, the daughter of Sir Edward Stafford. He was a member of the

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Political positions

Palmes had earlier been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Rutland by

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and was a

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for

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. Palmes represented

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seven times in Parliament from 1614 until disabled from sitting in September 1643. He was

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for 1622. Palmes opposed the initiatives of King Charles I. He apparently later had a change of heart and became ardently

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. He would be fined heavily by Parliament and eventually pardoned, but only after being forced to sell many of his estates to pay his fines. A will dated 31 October 1519 of his ancestor Bryan Palmes,

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still exists, showing he had lands in Naburn, Riccall, Escrick, South Duffield, Elvington, Barthorpe, Sutton, Holtby, Berrythorpe and Gate Fulford.Old Naburn by W.M. Baines p46

Personal life

Palmes' daughter Anne was the second wife of

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of Aram, who was elevated to the peerage in 1645 for his services to the Royalist cause. Palmes was named a beneficiary and supervisor to the 1613 will of his cousin John Lindley of Lindley. The other supervisor of Lindley's will was

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, married to Lindley's only daughter Margaret.

References

*Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Simon Healy, ''Palmes, Sir Guy (1580–1653)'', first published September 2004, 1550 words

External links

Sir Guy Palmes, The Parliament of 1626Sir Guy Palmes, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain, John Burke, 1835Appointment of Palmes in Rutland, Record Office Catalog, Leicestershire County CouncilParliament of 1640, British History OnlineParliament of 1642, British History OnlineGuy Palmes, An Impartial Examination of the Third Volume of Mr. Daniel Neal's History of the Puritans, Zachary Grey, 1737Guy Palmes Ashland, Rutland, British History OnlineParliamentary Pardon of Guy Palmes, British History OnlinePalmes-Lindley family memorial, Otley, Yorkshire, Flickr.comPalmes-Lindley family memorial, Otley, Yorkshire, Flickr.comPalmes-Lindley family memorial, Otley, Yorkshire, Flickr.com
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