John Hinde Palmer

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.

"Lincoln". Caricature by Spy published in Vanity Fair in 1883.

Early life

Palmer was the son of Samuel Palmer of Dulwich Common and his wife Mary Hinde, daughter of L. Hinde.[2]

Career

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 1857 and 1859 general elections and at 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

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

1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)
2. Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1881
3. 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.
4. "No. 23442". The London Gazette. 17 November 1868. p. 5923.
5. "No. 24829". The London Gazette. 2 April 1880. p. 2358.

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Palmer