Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet

Sir Lawrence Palk, 2nd Baronet was a British politician and landowner. A member of parliament for Ashburton, a rotten borough controlled by his family, from 1787 to 1796, and then for Devon from 1796 to 1812, Palk was predominantly independent in his political dealings, although a supporter of Henry Addington. Suffering badly from gout, Palk chose not to contest the 1812 United Kingdom general election and died in the following year.

Occupation

politician

Position held

member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom

Born

1766

Died

June 20, 1813