Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Palmer, 1st Baronet was a biscuit manufacturer and Conservative Party politician who served in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1906.
Palmer was born in Reading, Berkshire the son of George Palmer who founded the firm of Huntley & Palmer, biscuit manufacturers. He was educated at University College, London, and also at the Sorbonne, Paris. He became a director of the firm and was also the first chairman of University College, Reading. In 1900 he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Berkshire.
In 1900 Palmer was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury. He lost his seat in the general election of 1906 by the narrow margin of 41 votes. In 1904 he was made a baronet.
Palmer married Jean Craig, daughter of William Young Craig. Their daughter, Gladys Milton Palmer, married Bertram Willes Dayrell Brooke, heir-apparent of the White Rajahs of Sarawak, titled "His Highness The Tuan Muda of Sarawak" in 1904. Gladys converted to Islam in 1932.
Palmer died at Newbury at the age of 52 and the baronetcy became extinct.
