Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet

Robert Palk
Robert Palk
President of the British East India Company
	In office; 14 November 1763 – 25 January 1767
Preceded by	George Pigot
Succeeded by	Charles Bourchier
Personal details
Born	December 1717; Ashburton
Died	29 April 1798 (aged 80); Haldon House
Spouse	Anne Vansittart

Arms granted in 1760 to "Robert Palk of Headborough in the county of Devon": *Sable, an eagle displayed argent beaked and legged or a bordure engrailed of the second*^[1]

Sir Robert Palk, 1st Baronet (December 1717 – 29 April 1798) of Haldon House in the parish of Kenn, in Devon, England, was an officer of the British East India Company who served as Governor of the Madras Presidency. In England he served as MP for Ashburton in 1767 and between 1774 and 1787 and for Wareham, between 1768 and 1774.^[2]

^ Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., Vol.2, London, 1793, p. 181, footnote
^ Sutherland

[1] Polwhele, Richard, History of Devonshire, 3 Vols., Vol.2, London, 1793, p. 181, footnote

[2] Sutherland

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Robert Palk


President of the British East India Company
In office 14 November 1763 – 25 January 1767
Preceded by	George Pigot
Succeeded by	Charles Bourchier

Personal details
Born	December 1717 Ashburton
Died	29 April 1798(1798-04-29) (aged 80) Haldon House
Spouse	Anne Vansittart