Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave (28 June 1829 – 13 July 1904) was a British civil servant who was

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Life

Reginald Palgrave was born in

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, London, the fourth son of

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(born Cohen) and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker

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. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave,

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, and

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. 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

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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 {{UK-law-bio-stub