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The Earl of Selborne | |
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| President of the Royal Geographical Society | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Preceded by | The Earl Jellicoe |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ronald Cooke |
| Member of the House of Lords | |
| as a hereditary peer 23 December 1971 – 11 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | The 3rd Earl of Selborne |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| as an elected hereditary peer 11 November 1999 – 26 March 2020[1] | |
| Election | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | The 6th Baron Sandhurst |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1940 |
| Died | 12 February 2021 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (until 2019) |
| Spouse | Joanna van Antwerp James |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Roundell Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne, GBE, DL, FRS[2] (24 March 1940 – 12 February 2021), was a British peer, ecological expert, and businessman. He was one of the hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the enactment of the House of Lords Act 1999, sitting as a Conservative. He re-designated as non-affiliated in September 2019 and retired from the House on 26 March 2020.[3]
- ^ Retired under Section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014.
- ^ Goodman OBE FREng, Dougal; Napper, Simon (2024). "John Roundell Palmer, fourth Earl of Selborne. 24 March 1940—12 February 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 76.
- ^ Retirement (Multiple Members), Tuesday 21 April 2020 between 15:08 and 15:09