| Palmer baronets | |
|---|---|
 Escutcheon of the Palmer baronets of Wingham | |
| Creation date | 1621 |
| Status | extinct |
| Extinction date | 1838 |
The Palmer Baronetcy, of Wingham in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1621 for Thomas Palmer. [1] The third Baronet was High Sheriff of Kent in 1691. The fourth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Kent and Rochester. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1838.
The sixth baronet died unmarried; the baronetcy therefore became apparently extinct in 1838, for want of a legitimate heir, though he had sons. [1]
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