Sir Roger Palmer KB

Order of the Bath

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  was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons

House of Commons of England

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  at various times between 1624 and 1644. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War

English Civil War

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Palmer was the second son of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet of Wingham Kent. He was Cup bearer to Henry and Charles, Princes of Wales. In 1624 he was eleected Member of Parliament

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 for Queenborough

Queenborough (UK Parliament constituency)

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 and was re-elected MP for Queenborough in 1625. He was made KB at the coronation of Charles I in February 1626 and was master of the household to King Charles. He was re-elected MP for Queenborough in 1626 and 1628 and sat until 1629 when King Charles decided to rule without parliament for eleven years.

In November 1642, Palmer was elected Member of Parliament

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 for Newton

Newton (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in the Long Parliament

Long Parliament

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 to replace Peter Legh

Peter Legh (died 1642)

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, who was killed in a duel. He supported the King and was disabled from sitting on 22 Jan 1644.