Sir Otho Prior-Palmer | |
|---|---|
 Prior-Palmer in 1949 | |
| Member of Parliament for Worthing | |
| In office 5 July 1945 – 25 September 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Terence Higgins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 October 1897 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 29 January 1986 (aged 88) Honiton, Devon, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Barbara Frankland
(m. 1926; div. 1936)Sheila Weller-Poley
(m. 1940; div. 1964)Elizabeth Mary Adams Henderson
(m. 1964) |
| Relations | George Erroll Prior-Palmer (brother) Lucinda Prior-Palmer (niece) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | RMC Sandhurst |
| Civilian awards | Knight Bachelor |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1946 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Commands | 7th Armoured Brigade (1943–1945) 8th Armoured Brigade (1943) 29th Armoured Brigade (1942–1943) 30th Armoured Brigade (1942) Northamptonshire Yeomanry (1940–1942) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Military awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Service No. | 13090 |
Brigadier Sir Otho Leslie Prior-Palmer, DSO (28 October 1897 – 29 January 1986) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer and Conservative Party politician. He served for nearly twenty years as a Member of Parliament for Worthing. His main contributions were on the subject of defence, on which he was sometimes roused to outspoken criticism of the opposition Labour Party.