| Authorised form of name | Palmer; William Finch (1748 - 1828); lawyer |
| Dates | 1748 - 1828 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 19 August 1748 |
| Date of death | 12 April 1828 |
| Dates and places | Christening:
St. Peter Le Poor, London, England, United Kingdom (19 August 1748)
Baptism:
Austin Friars, London, England, United Kingdom (18 September 1748) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Research field | Antiquities |
| Activity | Career:
Barrister of Inner Temple
Memberships:
FSA
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/05/1786 |
| Age at election | 37 |
| General context | Known to have held a financial interest in Walkers estate in St Andrews, Barbados, an estate which exploited enslaved people for labour, and to have been a beneficiary in the will of Suriname slave-owner Thomas Walker. |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980; GM 1828; Notes and Queries; UCL LBS; TNA
References:
'William Finch Palmer', Legacies of British Slave-ownership database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146660643 [accessed 23rd July 2020]
Will of William Finch Palmer of Berkley Square London , Middlesex, PROB 11/1739/355, The National Archives, Kew
Notes:
On PL for 1828 and not after. Portrait painted by Romney. |
| Royal Society code | NA5110 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1786/09 | Palmer, William Finch: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |