Reginald Palgrave
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Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave KCB (1829 – 13 July 1904, Salisbury
) was Clerk of the British House of Commons
, a position also known as 'Under Clerk of the Parliaments'.
Reginald Palgrave was son of Francis Palgrave
and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker Dawson Turner
. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave
, William Gifford Palgrave
, and Inglis Palgrave
. 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 K.C.B. in 1892, and retired from his office in 1900.
Salisbury
Salisbury is a cathedral city in Wiltshire, England and the only city in the county. It is the second largest settlement in the county...
) was Clerk of the British House of Commons
Clerk of the House of Commons
The Clerk of the House of Commons is the chief executive of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 of the House of Commons of England...
, a position also known as 'Under Clerk of the Parliaments'.
Reginald Palgrave was son of Francis Palgrave
Francis Palgrave
Sir Francis Palgrave FRS, born Francis Ephraim Cohen, was an English historian.- Early life :He was born in London, the son of Meyer Cohen, a Jewish stockbroker by his wife Rachel Levien Cohen . He was initially articled as a clerk to a London solicitor's firm, and remained there as chief clerk...
and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker Dawson Turner
Dawson Turner
Dawson Turner was an English banker, botanist and antiquary.-Life:Turner was the son of James Turner, head of the Gurney and Turner's Yarmouth Bank and Elizabeth Cotman, the only daughter of the mayor of Yarmouth, John Cotman. He was educated at North Walsham Grammar School, Norfolk and at Barton...
. His brothers were Francis Turner Palgrave
Francis Turner Palgrave
Francis Turner Palgrave was a British critic and poet.He was born at Great Yarmouth, the eldest son of Sir Francis Palgrave, the historian and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of the banker Dawson Turner. His brothers were William Gifford Palgrave, Inglis Palgrave and Reginald Palgrave...
, William Gifford Palgrave
William Gifford Palgrave
William Gifford Palgrave was an Arabic scholar, born at Westminster, England. He was the son of Sir Francis Palgrave, K.H. and Elizabeth Turner....
, and Inglis Palgrave
Inglis Palgrave
Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave FRS FSS was a British economist.He was educated at Charterhouse School and the University of Cambridge. In 1843, at the age of 16, he joined the bank of Deacon, Williams and Co. He then in 1845 joined Dawson Turner Turner and Gurney in Yarmouth, the banking firm of...
. 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
Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough
Sir Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough, KCB, PC, DCL was a British constitutional theorist. This derived from his career at the House of Commons.-Biography:...
in 1886. He married Grace Battley, daughter of Richard Battley, in 1857. He was made a K.C.B. in 1892, and retired from his office in 1900.
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).