Sir Thomas Palmer, 4th Baronet, of Carlton (1702 – 14 June 1765) was a British politician. He was the only surviving son of Robert Palmer of Medbourne, Leicestershire and educated at

Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth I. The site on which the college sits was once a priory for Dominican mo ...

. He succeeded his father in 1724, and his uncle, Sir Geoffery Palmer as the 4th Baronet in 1732. His family seat 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 in Northamptonshire. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

from 1754 to 1765, having been returned unopposed in 1761. He was appointed

High Sheriff of Northamptonshire This is a list of the High Sheriffs of Northamptonshire. The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the respon ...

for 1740–41. He married Jemima (d.1763), the second daughter of Sir John Harpur, 4th Baronet, in 1735; they had three sons and two daughters.

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, - 1702 births 1765 deaths Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge

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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Leicestershire British MPs 1754–1761 British MPs 1761–1768 High sheriffs of Northamptonshire {{England-GreatBritain-MP-stub