Brian Palmes

{{Short description|English politician}}

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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.[http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/william-dugdale/dugdales-visitation-of-yorkshire-with-additions-volume-3-dgu/page-22-dugdales-visitation-of-yorkshire-with-additions-volume-3-dgu.shtml Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire] He was educated at Wadham College, Oxford after matriculating at Trinity College, Oxford in 1615.[https://archive.org/stream/registersofwadha00wadhuoft#page/31/mode/1up Registers of Wadham]

In 1626 was elected Member of Parliament for Stamford. In April 1640, he was elected Member of Parliament for Aldborough in the Short Parliament.{{Cite Notitia Parliamentaria|converted=1|part=2|pages=229–239}}

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.

Palmes married Mary Tevery, daughter of Gervase Tevery, of Stapleford, They had 6 sons (4 of whom predeased him) and 4 daughters. Palmes's marriage linked him to his father's friend Sir Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Stafford.{{cite web| url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/palmes-brian-1599-16534|title=PALMES, Brian (c.1599-1653/4), of Walcot, Northants. and Ashwell, Rutland; later of Stapleford, Notts. and Lindley, Yorks.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|access-date= 19 August 2016}}