Thomas Palmer (1540 - 1625)

Born 1540 in Wingham, Kent, England

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Died 2 Jan 1625 at about age 85 in Wingham, Kent, England

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Biography

Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet of Wingham, Kent, England was the third son of Sir Henry Palmer of Wingham, Kent, by his wife Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Windebank of Guisnes, and was nephew of Sir Thomas Palmer (died 1553). He was High Sheriff of Kent in 1595, and in the following year went on the expedition to Cadiz, when he was knighted.

He was a Member of the Parliament of England in 1586 and 1601 for Arundel.[1] and created a baronet on 29 June 1621.^[1]

He died on 2 January 1625–6, aged 85, and was buried at Wingham. He had married Margaret, daughter of John Pooley of Badley, Suffolk, who died in August 1625, aged 85.

In 1606 Sir Thomas Palmer published An Essay of the Meanes how to make our Travailes into forraine Countries the more profitable and honourable, London,. Here he discussed the advantages of foreign travel, and political and commercial principles which the traveller should understand. The book is dated from Wingham, where the author is said to have kept 60 hospitable Christmases.

Children

1. Lady Jane (Palmer) Meredith Vaughn
2. Sir Thomas, died before his father, and was himself father of Herbert Palmer.
3. Sir Roger, was master of the household to Charles I. (b. ABT 1583)
4. Lady Margaret Palmer
5. Sir James of Dorney, was a courtier, MP and Chancellor of the Order of the Garter. (Born 1584 Died 1657)

Sources

1. ↑ PALMER, Thomas II (c.1541-1625), of Wingham, Kent. Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981 HOP

• Hussey, Arthur. Chronicles of Wingham. Canterbury, England: J.A. Jennings, 1896. Page 190.[1]

• Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. Vol XV. Owens-Pockrich. 1909. The MacMillan Co. London. Page 130.[2]

• Pedigree of the Ancient family of The Palmers of Sussex 1672. Privately Printed. J.E. Taylor & Co. London. 1867.pages 4-7 & 10.[3]

• Visitation of Suffolk. page 58. Visitation of Suffolk Page 58: Poley of Badley]

• Cokayne Complete Baronetage Page 166: Palmer

Further Reading

• Tudor Place: [4]
• Wikipedia: [5]
• Information from Kay Basham of the DAR