Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave (28 June 1829 – 13 July 1904) was a British civil servant who was
Clerk of the House of Commons
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The formal name for the position held by the Clerk of the House of Com ...
.
Life
Reginald Palgrave was born in
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, Bu ...
, London, the fourth son of
Francis Palgrave
Sir Francis Palgrave, (; born Francis Ephraim Cohen, July 1788 – 6 July 1861) was an English archivist and historian. He was Deputy Keeper (chief executive) of the Public Record Office from its foundation in 1838 until his death; and he is ...
(born Cohen) and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker
Dawson Turner
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Life
Turner was the son of Jam ...
. His brothers were
Francis Turner Palgrave
Francis Turner Palgrave (; 28 September 1824 – 24 October 1897) was a British critic, anthologist and poet.
Life
He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave, the (born Jewish) historian to his wife Elizabeth, daught ...
,
William Gifford Palgrave
William Gifford Palgrave (; 24 January 1826 – 30 September 1888) was an English priest, soldier, traveller, and Arabist.
Early life and education
Palgrave was born in Westminster. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave (born Jewish, co ...
, and
Inglis Palgrave
Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave (11 June 1827 – 25 January 1919) was a British economist.
Early life
Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave was born on 11 June 1827. He was the son of Francis Palgrave (born Cohen) and his wife Elizabeth Turner ...
. He became a solicitor in 1851; but two years later was appointed a clerk in the House of Commons, becoming clerk of the House on the retirement of
Sir Erskine May in 1886. He married Grace Battley, daughter of Richard Battley, in 1857. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (C.B.) in the
1887 Golden Jubilee Honours and advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of Bath (K.C.B.) in 1892,
and retired from his office in January 1900. He died in
Salisbury
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Salisbury is in the southeast of Wil ...
in 1904.
Works
*''The Chairman's Handbook; The House of Commons: Illustrations of its History and Practice'' (London, 1869)
*''Cromwell: an appreciation based on contemporary evidence'' (London, 1890)
*Palgrave also helped to edit the tenth edition of Erskine May's ''
Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament'' (London, 1893).
References
* ''Biography and Genealogy Master Index''. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, Cengage Learning. 1980- 2009.
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1829 births
1904 deaths
English people of Jewish descent
Clerks of the House of Commons
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
People educated at Charterhouse School
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