Brian Palmes

For the 16th century MP, see Brian Palmes (died 1519).

Sir Bryan Palmes (c. 1600–1654) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1626 and 1640. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War.

Palmes was the son of Guy Palmes of Ashwell, Rutland, and his wife Ann Stafford, daughter of Sir Edward Stafford.^[1] He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford after matriculating at Trinity College, Oxford in 1615.^[2]

In 1626 was elected Member of Parliament for Stamford. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Aldborough in the Short Parliament.^[3]

Palmes was knighted on 21 April 1642. In the Civil War, he raised a regiment for King Charles I. He later compounded for his estate.^[1]

Palmes married Mary Tevery, daughter of Gervase Tevery, of Stapleford, They had 6 sons (4 of whom predeased him) and 4 daughters.^[1] Palmes's marriage linked him to his father's friend Sir Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford.^[4]

References

1. Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire
2. Registers of Wadham
3. Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 229–239.
4. "PALMES, Brian (c.1599-1653/4), of Walcot, Northants. and Ashwell, Rutland; later of Stapleford, Notts. and Lindley, Yorks". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

Parliament of England
Preceded by Montagu Bertie John St Amand	Member of Parliament for Stamford 1626 With: Montagu Bertie	Succeeded by Sir Thomas Hatton, 1st Baronet Sir Edward Bashe
Vacant Parliament suspended since 1629	Member of Parliament for Aldborough 1640 With: Richard Aldborough	Succeeded by Richard Aldborough Robert Strickland