John Hinde Palmer (1808 – 2 June 1884[1]) was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1884.
Early life
[edit]Palmer was the son of Samuel Palmer of Dulwich Common and his wife Mary Hinde, daughter of L. Hinde.[2]
Career
[edit]He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1832 and became Queen's Counsel in 1859. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and Bencher and treasurer of Lincoln's Inn.[2]
Palmer stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Lincoln in the 1857 and 1859 general elections and in a by-election in 1862.[3] At the 1868 general election[4] he was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Lincoln, but lost the seat in 1874.[3] He was re-elected in 1880[5] and held the seat until his death at the age of 75 in 1884.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Palmer married Clara Maria d'Eyncourt, daughter of Charles Tennyson d'Eyncourt of Bayons Manor in Lincolnshire. He died at St George's Square, London, on 2 June 1884 and was buried at West Norwood Cemetery.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
- ^ a b c Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 187–8. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "No. 23442". The London Gazette. 17 November 1868. p. 5923.
- ^ "No. 24829". The London Gazette. 2 April 1880. p. 2358.
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