Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Selborne PC |
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| Lord Chancellor | |
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In office 15 October 1872 – 17 February 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hatherley |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Cairns |
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In office 28 April 1880 – 9 June 1885 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | The Lord Cairns |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Halsbury |
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27 November 1812 Mixbury, Oxfordshire |
| Died | 4 May 1895 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party |
Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist |
| Spouse(s) | Lady Laura Waldegrave |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Religion | Anglican |
Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne PC (27 November 1812 – 4 May 1895), was a British lawyer and politician. He served twice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
Selborne was born at Mixbury in Oxfordshire, where his father William Jocelyn Palmer was rector. His mother Dorothea was daughter of the Rev. William Roundell of Gledstone Hall, Yorkshire; and William Palmer and Edwin Palmer were his brothers. He was educated at Rugby School and Winchester College. He proceeded to the University of Oxford (entering Christ Church, moving to Trinity College upon receiving a scholarship, and becoming a Fellow of Magdalen College), graduating BA in 1834 and MA in 1836. While at University he became a close friend of the hymn writer and theologian, Frederick William Faber. He was called to the bar in 1837.
Selborne entered parliament as a Conservative in 1847. He joined the Peelite Conservatives who were to eventually help create the Liberal party in 1859. He served under Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell as Solicitor General between 1861 and 1863 and as Attorney General between 1863 and 1866.
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