William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne

The Right Honourable The Earl of Selborne KG GCMG PC
First Lord of the Admiralty
In office 12 November 1900 – 27 March 1905
Monarchs	Queen Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
Preceded by	George Goschen
Succeeded by	Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor
2nd High Commissioner for Southern Africa
In office May 1905 – May 1910
Monarch	Edward VII
Preceded by	Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Succeeded by	Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone
President of the Board of Agriculture
In office 25 May 1915 – 11 July 1916
Monarch	George V
Prime Minister	H. H. Asquith
Preceded by	Auberon Herbert, 9th Baron Lucas of Crudwell
Succeeded by	David Lindsay, 27th Earl of Crawford
Personal details
Born	(1859-10-17)17 October 1859 London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Died	26 February 1942(1942-02-26) (aged 82) London, United Kingdom
Political party	Liberal Liberal Unionist Conservative
Spouse	Lady Maud Gascoyne-Cecil ​ ​ (m. 1883)​
Children	Mabel Grey, Countess Grey Roundell Palmer, 3rd Earl of Selborne Hon. Robert Palmer Hon. Lewis Palmer
Parent(s)	Roundell Palmer, 1st Earl of Selborne Lady Laura Waldegrave
Alma mater	University College, Oxford

William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne KG, GCMG, PC (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.