Arthur Hunter Palmer

Arthur Hunter Palmer

Infobox Officeholder
honorific-prefix = Sir
name = Arthur Hunter Palmer
honorific-suffix = KCMG



width = 232px
height = 300px
caption =
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office = 5th Premier of Queensland
term_start = 3 May 1870
term_end = 7 January 1874
predecessor = Charles Lilley
successor = Arthur Macalister
birth_date = birth date|df=yes|1819|12|28
birth_place = Armagh, Co. Armagh,
Ireland, UK
death_date = death date and age|df=yes|1898|3|20|1819|12|28
death_place = Toowong, Brisbane,
Queensland
spouse = Cecilia Mosman

Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer KCMG (28 December 1819 – 20 March 1898) was an Irish-Australian politician and a Premier of Queensland.

Palmer was the son of Lieutenant Arthur Palmer, R.N., and his wife, Emily Hunter. He was born in Armagh, Ireland and was educated at Youghalcite web | title=Arthur Hunter Palmer | work=Dictionary of Ulster Biography | url=http://www.ulsterbiography.co.uk/biogsP.htm | accessdate=2008-06-24] grammar school. He emigrated to New South Wales in 1838, and for many years worked for Henry Carey Dangar on his stations, eventually becoming his general manager. He went to Queensland and took up land, and in 1866 was elected to Parliament as member for Port Curtis.

He represented Brisbane in the Legislative Assembly. On 2 August 1867 he became colonial secretary and secretary for public works in the R. R. Mackenzie ministry, and in September 1868 secretary for public lands. Mackenzie resigned on 25 November 1868 and Palmer went into opposition. On 3 May 1870 he became premier and colonial secretary and in July 1873 secretary for public works. His ministry was defeated in January 1874. During his term of office acts were passed which led to much development on account of new railways. Palmer was colonial secretary and secretary for public instruction in the McIlwraith ministry which came into power in January 1879, but resigned these positions on 24 December 1881 to become president of the legislative council. He remained in that position until the end of his life. He became Lieutenant Governor of Australia in 1893.

On several occasions he was administrator of the government between 1881 and 1898. He died at Toowong, Queensland, after a long illness. He married in 1865 Miss Cecilia J. Mosman, who died in 1885, and was survived by three sons and two daughters. He was created K.C.M.G. in 1881.

References

*Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Arthur Hunter |Last=Palmer|Link=http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogP-Q.html#palmer1


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