Sir Lawrence Vaughan Palk, 3rd Baronet (24 April 1793 – 16 May 1860) of Haldon House in the parish of Kenn, near

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in Devon, was a landowner and Member of Parliament for Ashburton, Devon, from 1818 to 1831.

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, ''The Complete Baronetage'', volume V (Exeter, 1906
p. 221

Origins

He was born on 25 April 1793 the son of

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(c. 1766–1813) by his wife Dorothy, daughter of

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Haldon House

Haldon House was purchased by

Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet (December 1717 – 29 April 1798) of Haldon House in the parish of Kenn, Devon, Kenn, in Devon, England, was an officer of the British East India Company who served as Governor of the Madras Presidency. In England ...

(1717–1798) and was one of the "best" Risdon, Tristram (d.1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.374-5 houses in Devon, built in the style of Buckingham House in London.

Death and succession

He died at Haldon House on 16 May 1860 and was succeeded by his son Lawrence Palk, 1st Baron Haldon (1818–1883).

References

1793 births 1860 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain People educated at Eton College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford UK MPs 1818–1820 UK MPs 1820–1826 UK MPs 1826–1830 UK MPs 1830–1831 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Ashburton Politicians from Exeter {{England-UK-MP-stub