Roger Palmer

Roger Palmer may refer to:

  • Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine (1634–1705), English courtier, diplomat and MP, 1660
  • Roger Palmer (MP), English MP at various times between 1624 and 1644
  • Roger Palmer (footballer) (born 1959)
  • Roger Palmer (boxer)
  • Sir Roger Palmer, 1st Baronet, Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Portarlington and Jamestown
  • Sir Roger Palmer, 5th Baronet, Member of the UK Parliament for Mayo, 1857–1865

Famous quotes containing the words roger and/or palmer:

    “Draw round beloved and bitter men,
    Draw round and raise a shout;
    The ghost of Roger Casement
    Is beating on the door.”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “When I tried to talk to my father about the kind of work I might do after college, he said, “You know, Charlotte, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to that, and it seems to me that the world really needs good, competent secretaries. Your English degree will help you.” He said this with perfect seriousness. I was an A student at Bryn Mawr ...”
    —Charlotte Palmer (b. c. 1925)