1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lord ▁Pal um bo ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Rud olph ▁Pal um bo , ▁himself ▁a ▁major ▁property ▁developer , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Els ie ▁Gregory . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁S ca it cl iffe , ▁at ▁Eng le field ▁Green , ▁Sur rey , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁studied ▁law ▁and ▁juris pr ud ence ▁at ▁Wor c ester ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁third - class ▁degree . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Notable ▁property ▁projects ▁and ▁homes ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Pal um bo ▁commission ed ▁Ludwig ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁tower ▁in ▁London ; ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁designed , ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁built . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Pal um bo ▁bought ▁Far ns worth ▁House ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁( out side ▁of ▁Chicago ), ▁designed ▁by ▁M ies ▁van ▁der ▁Ro he , ▁to ▁which ▁Pal um bo ▁added ▁the ▁designer ' s ▁furn iture . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁expanded ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁by ▁purch asing ▁adjacent ▁properties ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁them ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁sculpt ors ▁including ▁Anthony ▁Car o ▁and ▁Richard ▁Ser ra . ▁Pal um bo ▁sold ▁the ▁property ▁at ▁au ction ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Pal um bo ▁also ▁own s ▁Kent uck ▁Kn ob , ▁a ▁private