The Earl of Selborne | |
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Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain | |
In office 15 October 1872 – 17 February 1874 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | The Lord Hatherley |
Succeeded by | The Lord Cairns |
In office 28 April 1880 – 9 June 1885 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
Preceded by | The Earl Cairns |
Succeeded by | The Lord Halsbury |
Personal details | |
Born | Mixbury, Oxfordshire | 27 November 1812
Died | 4 May 1895 | (aged 82)
Nationality | British |
Political party | |
Spouse | Lady Laura Waldegrave |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford Trinity College, Oxford |
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne, PC, FRS (27 November 1812 – 4 May 1895) was an English lawyer and politician. He served twice as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.