Background
He was the third surviving son of Sir Thomas Palmer, 1st Baronet of Wingham, Kent and the younger brother of Roger Palmer, Member of Parliament.
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James Palmer
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Career
Well educated, he moved to court and by 1609 had become a servant of the Earl of Montgomery. Under his patronage he was elected Member of Parliament for Queenborough in 1621. He was appointed a Groom of the Bedchamber in 1622 and a Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber in 1629.
In 1626 he was elected Member of Parliament for Canterbury, sitting until 1628.
He was knighted in 1629 and in 1631 entered Gray"s Inn to study law. He purchased Dorney Court from his wife"s family in 1624.
He was also an artist and miniature painter, an adviser to the royal collection, and governor of the Royal Tapestry Works, Mortlake from 1638. His portrait of James I is in the Victoria & Albert Museum collection, his portrait of the Earl of Southampton in the Fitzwilliam Collection, Cambridge and his portrait of the Earl of Northampton is in the Royal Collection.
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2nd Parliament of King Charles I.
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Died
March 15, 1658 (aged 73) -
Nationality
English
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Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry and the third most prestigious honour (after the Victoria Cross and George Cross) in England and of the United Kingdom, and is dedicated to the image and arms of St. George as England's patron saint.The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry and the third most prestigious honour (after the Victoria Cross and George Cross) in England and of the United Kingdom, and is dedicated to the image and arms of St. George as England's patron saint.