The Palmer Baronetcy, of Carlton in the County of Northampton, was created in the Baronetage of England on 7 June 1660 for the lawyer and politician

Geoffrey Palmer Geoffrey Palmer may refer to: Politicians * Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet (1598–1670), English lawyer and politician *Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1655–1732), English politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicestershire *Geoffrey Pa ...

. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for

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. The third, fourth and fifth Baronets all represented Leicestershire in the

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. The fifth Baronet served as

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in 1782 and the eighth Baronet as

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in 1871. The family seat for 500 years was

East Carlton East Carlton is a village and civil parish in the county of Northamptonshire, on the southern ridge overlooking the Welland valley to the north and covers on a long strip of land.

Hall, Northamptonshire until 1933 since when it has been Carlton Curlieu Hall, Leicestershire. The title vests in its twelfth holder.

Palmer baronets, of Carlton (1660)

Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1st Baronet, SL (1598 – 5 May 1670) was an English lawyer and politician. Born in East Carlton, Northamptonshire, he obtained a BA from Christ's College, Cambridge, in 1616 and a MA 1619. He was admitted to the Middle ...

(1598–1670) * Sir Lewis Palmer, 2nd Baronet (–1713) * Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 3rd Baronet (1655–1732) * Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet (died 1765) * Sir John Palmer, 5th Baronet (–1817) *Sir Thomas Palmer, 6th Baronet (–1817) *Sir John Henry Palmer, 7th Baronet (1775–1865) *Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 8th Baronet (1809–1892) *Sir Lewis Henry Palmer, 9th Baronet (1818–1909) *Sir Edward Geoffrey Broadley Palmer, 10th Baronet (1864–1925) *Sir Geoffrey Frederick Neill Palmer, 11th Baronet (1893–1951) *Sir Geoffrey Christopher John Palmer, 12th Baronet (born 1936) The

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is the brother of the above, Jeremy Charles Palmer (born 1939).

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{{reflist Baronetcies in the Baronetage of England 1660 establishments in England

Palmer baronets, of Carlton (1660)

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