Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet

Robert Palk
President of the British East India Company
In office
14 November 1763 – 25 January 1767
Preceded byGeorge Pigot
Succeeded byCharles Bourchier
Personal details
BornDecember 1717
Ashburton
Died29 April 1798(1798-04-29) (aged 80)
Haldon House
SpouseAnne Vansittart

Arms granted in 1760 to "Robert Palk of Headborough in the county of Devon": Sable, an eagle displayed argent beaked and legged or a bordure engrailed of the second[1]

Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet (December 1717 – 29 April 1798) of Haldon House in the parish of Kenn, in Devon, England, was an officer of the British East India Company who served as Governor of the Madras Presidency. In England he served as MP for Ashburton in 1767 and between 1774 and 1787 and for Wareham, between 1768 and 1774.[2]

  1. ^ Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., Vol.2, London, 1793, p. 181, footnote
  2. ^ Sutherland