Palmer, Arthur Hunter
Personal
Birth Date:
28 December 1819 (Armagh)
Death Date:
20 March 1898 (Toowong, Queensland)
Parents:
Lieutenant Arthur Palmer and Emily (nee Hunter)
Family:
Cecilia Jessie Mosman in Sydney on 8 June 1865, 3 sons, 4 daughters
Education:
Youghal Grammar School; Private tutors in Dublin
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Emigrated to New South Wales in 1838 and gained pastoral experience with Henry Dangar; General manager of Dangar's pastoral enterprises for 23 years; Moved to Queensland in 1861 and took up land near the Belyando River in 1863; Acted as a magistrate in the Port Curtis district in 1865; Appointed the first Lieutenant-Governor of the colony, 15 November 1895 to 9 April 1896
Parliamentary Representation
House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assembly | NONE | Port Curtis | 19 Mar 1866 | 14 Nov 1878 | By-election |
Assembly | NONE | North Brisbane | 14 Nov 1878 | 24 Dec 1881 | |
Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 24 Dec 1881 | 20 Mar 1898 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
Description | From | To |
---|---|---|
President of the Legislative Council | 24 Dec 1881 | 20 Mar 1898 |
Colonial Secretary | 21 Jan 1879 | 24 Dec 1881 |
Secretary for Public Instruction | 21 Jan 1879 | 24 Dec 1881 |
Secretary for Public Works | 10 Jul 1873 | 15 Jul 1873 |
Premier and Colonial Secretary | 3 May 1870 | 8 Jan 1874 |
Secretary for Public Lands | 10 Sep 1868 | 25 Nov 1868 |
Colonial Secretary | 15 Aug 1867 | 25 Dec 1868 |
Secretary for Public Works | 15 Aug 1867 | 10 Sep 1868 |
Additional Information
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 3783; Bernays, Charles Arrowsmith, Queensland Politics During Sixty (1859-1919) Years, (Brisbane: A.J. Cummings, Government Printer, 1920); Jobson, JX, 'Palmer, Sir Arthur Hunter (1819-1898)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, V.5, Melbourne University Press, 1974, pp 390-392; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Wednesday, 30 August 2017]