William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne, born October 17, 1859, and died February 26, 1942, was a British statesman with extensive colonial experience who held senior naval and colonial offices earlier in his career. During the First World War he became President of the Board of Agriculture in H. H. Asquith's wartime coalition, serving from May 25, 1915, to July 11, 1916, when he resigned from the cabinet over David Lloyd George's handling of the Home Rule negotiations and did not hold high office again.
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Defining ContributionServed as President of the Board of Agriculture from 1915 to 1916 in H. H. Asquith's wartime coalition, resigning from cabinet in June 1916 over Lloyd George's handling of the Home Rule negotiations, and did not hold high office again. 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (Wikipedia)
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William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (17 October 1859-26 February 1942), styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.
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William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (17 October 1859-26 February 1942), styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.
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William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne (17 October 1859-26 February 1942), styled Viscount Wolmer between 1882 and 1895, was a British politician and colonial administrator, who served as High Commissioner for Southern Africa.
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In 1915 Selborne returned to government during the First World War when he became President of the Board of Agriculture in the war time coalition of Liberal prime minister H. H. Asquith. He resigned from Cabinet in June 1916 because of David Lloyd George's handling of the botched Home Rule negotiations (May-July) and the Prime Minister's failure to bring Lloyd George to task while the negotiations were still in progress.
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