Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon (5 January 1818 – 23 March 1883), known as Sir Lawrence Palk, 4th Baronet from 1860 to 1880, was a British Conservative Party politician.

Biography

Born in

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, he was the son of Sir Lawrence Palk, 3rd Baronet and his first wife Anna Eleanora Wrey, daughter of Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Baronet. Palk was educated at

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in Berkshire. In 1860, he succeeded his father as baronet. Palk entered the British House of Commons for

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in 1854 and sat for the constituency until 1868. Subsequently, he represented

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to 1880. After his retirement from politics, he was elevated to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Haldon, of Haldon, in the County of Devon on 29 May 1880. Having served for a while as an officer in

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, Palk became

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commanding the 1st Administrative Brigade, Devonshire Artillery Volunteers on 2 September 1863, and Honorary

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in 1868, when his son Lawrence (formerly an officer in the

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) became a Major in the unit.''Army Lists'' On 15 May 1845, he married Maria Harriett Hesketh, daughter of Sir Thomas Hesketh, 4th Baronet in

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. They had six children, four sons and two daughters. His oldest son

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succeeded to the titles. In 1938, the barony reverted to the youngest son Edward, after whose death one year later it became extinct.

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* 1818 births 1883 deaths Barons in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Palk Palk Palk Palk Palk Palk Palk UK MPs who were granted peerages People educated at Eton College Conservative Party (UK) hereditary peers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for East Devon Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for South Devon Peers of the United Kingdom created by Queen Victoria {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1810s-stub