Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave KCB (1820-1904) son of Francis Palgrave became a solicitor in 1851; but two years later was appointed a clerk in the House of Commons, becoming clerk of the House on the retirement of Sir Erskine May in 1886.
Sir Reginald Francis Douce Palgrave KCB (1820-1904) son of Francis Palgrave and his wife Elizabeth Turner, daughter of banker Dawson Turner. He became a solicitor in 1851; but two years later was appointed a clerk in the House of Commons, becoming clerk of the House on the retirement of Sir Erskine May in 1886.