Family and Education
b. ?1766 at Madras, o.s. of Sir Robert Palk, 1st Bt., gov. Madras 1763-7, by Anne, da. of Arthur Vansittart of Shottesbrooke, Berks. educ. Harrow Christ Church, Oxf. 29 Mar. 1784, aged 18; European tour 1785-6. m. (1) 7 Aug. 1789, Lady Mary Bligh (d. 4 Mar. 1791), da. of John Bligh, 3rd Earl of Darnley [I], 1s. d.v.p.; (2) 15 May 1792, Lady Dorothy Elizabeth Vaughan, da. of Wilmot Vaughan, 1st Earl of Lisburne [I], 6s. 2da. suc. fa. as 2nd Bt. 29 Apr. 1798.
Offices Held
Lt. S. Devon militia, capt.-lt. 1792, capt. 1793, maj. 1798.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Haldon House, nr. Exeter, Devon.
Volume
Commons 1790-1820
Web Title
PALK, Lawrence (?1766-1813)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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