The 4th Baron Palmer, who died 10 July, 2023, aged 71, was a descendant of the founder of Huntley & Palmers, who was elected to the House of Lords in 1999 following the Blair reforms of the Upper house.
He was a Scottish landowner - seated at Manderston, Duns, Berwickshire.
Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer was born 8 October, 1951, son of the Hon Sir Gordon William Nottage Palmer, KCVO, OBE, JP, DL (1918-89), Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire 1978-89, by his wife the former Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie.
The family fortune was founded in 1822 by his ancestor, George Palmer, who established the famous biscuit firm of Huntley & Palmers.
He succeeded to the peerage (cr 1933) and the baronetcy (cr 1916) on the death of his uncle, the 3rd Baron, 26 June, 1990. He sat as a Crossbench peer and was elected to the Lords in 1999.
He married 7 May, 1977, Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham (born 1953), daughter of Rohan Wadham, DFC. The marriage ended in divorce.
Lord Palmer leaves issue, two sons Hugo and George, and one daughter, Edwina. The elder son who was born 5 December, 1980, succeeds as 5th Baron Palmer.
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