Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer (8 October 1951 – 10 July 2023), was a British aristocrat and landowner in Scotland.[1] Lord Palmer succeeded his uncle in the peerage in 1990, and was one of the original ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999; he sat as a crossbencher until his death.[2][3]
Adrian Palmer was the son of Colonel the Hon. Sir Gordon Palmer, a younger son of Cecil Palmer, 2nd Baron Palmer, by his marriage to Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie.[4]
Palmer was an apprentice at his family's biscuit factory, Huntley and Palmers Ltd, in Reading, and then worked as sales manager in Belgium and Luxembourg, between 1974 and 1977.
Palmer was also President of the Palm Tree Silk Company in St Lucia, of the British Association of Biofuels and Oils (BABFO), and of the transport division of the Renewable Energy Authority. He was a member of the National Farmers Union of Scotland and between 1994 and 2023 he was chairman of the Country Sports Defence Trust. Between 1990 and 1996, he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers.[4]
Marriages and childrenEdit
On 7 May 1977, at Haileybury, Hertfordshire, Palmer married firstly Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham, daughter of R. N. Wadham, of Newmarket, Suffolk. They were divorced in 2004. Together they had three children; two sons and a daughter:[4]
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Lord Palmer redirects here For the Liberal Democrat politician see Monroe Palmer Baron Palmer of Childs Hill Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer 4th Baron Palmer 8 October 1951 10 July 2023 was a British aristocrat and landowner in Scotland 1 Lord Palmer succeeded his uncle in the peerage in 1990 and was one of the original ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 he sat as a crossbencher until his death 2 3 The Right HonourableThe Lord PalmerOfficial portrait 2017Member of the House of LordsLord Temporalas an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 10 July 2023Preceded bySeat established by theHouse of Lords Act 1999Succeeded byThe Lord Mestonas a hereditary peer 2 October 1990 11 November 1999Preceded byThe 3rd Baron PalmerSucceeded bySeat abolished by theHouse of Lords Act 1999Personal detailsBornAdrian Bailie Nottage Palmer 1951 10 08 8 October 1951Died10 July 2023 2023 07 10 aged 71 NationalityBritishPolitical partyCrossbenchSpousesCornelia Wadham m 1977 div 2004 wbr Loraine McMurrey m 2006 div 2013 wbr Children3EducationEton CollegeAlma materUniversity of Edinburgh PCFP Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Marriages and children 4 Personal life and death 5 Arms 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditAdrian Palmer was the son of Colonel the Hon Sir Gordon Palmer a younger son of Cecil Palmer 2nd Baron Palmer by his marriage to Lorna Eveline Hope Bailie 4 Palmer was educated at Eton and the University of Edinburgh where he received a Certificate in Farming Practice 4 Career EditPalmer was an apprentice at his family s biscuit factory Huntley and Palmers Ltd in Reading and then worked as sales manager in Belgium and Luxembourg between 1974 and 1977 From 1977 to 1986 he was the Scottish representative to the European Landowners Organisation ELO He was member of the Executive Council of the Historic Houses Association from 1981 to 1999 and of the council of the Scottish Landowners Federation from 1986 to 1992 Between 1989 and 2005 he was also secretary of the Royal Caledonian Hunt For the Historic Houses Association for Scotland The Lord Palmer was vice chairman in 1993 and 1994 and chairman between 1994 and 1999 Palmer was also President of the Palm Tree Silk Company in St Lucia of the British Association of Biofuels and Oils BABFO and of the transport division of the Renewable Energy Authority He was a member of the National Farmers Union of Scotland and between 1994 and 2023 he was chairman of the Country Sports Defence Trust Between 1990 and 1996 he was a member of the Royal Company of Archers 4 Marriages and children EditOn 7 May 1977 at Haileybury Hertfordshire Palmer married firstly Cornelia Dorothy Katharine Wadham daughter of R N Wadham of Newmarket Suffolk They were divorced in 2004 Together they had three children two sons and a daughter 4 Hugo Bailie Rohan Palmer 5th Baron Palmer born 5 December 1980 Hon Edwina Laura Marguerite Palmer born 20 February 1982 Hon George Gordon Nottage Palmer born 17 November 1985 Palmer married secondly in 2006 Loraine McMurrey a Houston heiress and divorced in 2013 Personal life and death EditLord Palmer lived at Manderston Duns Berwickshire 5 He died from a stroke on 10 July 2023 at the age of 71 6 Arms EditCoat of arms of Adrian Palmer 4th Baron Palmer nbsp nbsp Crest Upon a mount Vert in front of a palm tree Proper three escallops fessways Or Escutcheon Per saltire Azure and Gules two palmers staves in saltire between four escallops Or Supporters On either side a palmer supporting with the exterior hand a palmer s staff Proper 7 Motto Per Crucem Ad Palmam Through The Cross To The Palm References Edit Wightman Andrew Who Owns Scotland Edinburgh 1996 p 58 ISBN 0 86241 585 3 6 of the most ridiculous lords still running the country or claiming expenses to do so newstatesman com Retrieved 10 September 2018 Scott Kirsty 11 September 2000 Lord with too much silver please help The Guardian Retrieved 10 September 2018 a b c d Burke s Peerage volume 3 2003 p 3051 Seenan Gerard 5 August 1999 Stately homes feel the pinch The Guardian Retrieved 10 September 2018 Lord Palmer obituary The Times 13 July 2023 Retrieved 13 July 2023 Debrett s Peerage 2019 p 3924 Black A amp C Who s Who London 2004 156th edition p 1679 ISBN 0 7136 6275 1 DodOnline Archived from the original on 3 October 2006 Retrieved 9 March 2007 External links EditLord Palmer UK ParliamentPeerage of the United KingdomPreceded byRaymond Palmer Baron Palmer1990 2023 Member of the House of Lords 1990 1999 Succeeded byHugo PalmerParliament of the United KingdomNew officecreated by the House of Lords Act 1999 Elected hereditary peer to the House of Lordsunder the House of Lords Act 19991999 2023 Succeeded byThe Lord Meston nbsp This biography of a baron in the peerage of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrian Palmer 4th Baron Palmer amp oldid 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