Arthur Hunter Palmer (1819 - 1898)

Born 28 Dec 1819 in County Armagh, Ireland

Husband of Cecilia Jesse (Mosman) Palmer — married 8 Jun 1865 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 20 Mar 1898 at age 78 in Toowong, Colony of Queensland

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Biography

Arthur Palmer is Notable.

Sir Arthur Palmer KCMG was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for fifteen years, the Legislative Council for seventeen years, and the premier of Queensland for almost four years.

Arthur Hunter Palmer was born on the 28th of December 1819 in County Armagh, Ireland, the son of Lieutenant Arthur Palmer, RN, and his wife, Emily née Hunter. He was educated at Youghal Grammar School and a private tutor in Dublin.^[1]

Arthur Palmer migrated from Ireland to New South Wales.

Palmer emigrated to the Colony of New South Wales, Australia, in 1838, arriving at Sydney, on the City of Edinburgh.

Palmer worked for many years on New England stations, eventually becoming general manager of all Henry Cary Dangar's holdings.

Arthur Palmer married Cecilia Mosman on the 8th of June 1865, at Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales.^[2]

They had four daughters and three sons.^[1]

1. William Dangar Hunter, b 1866, NSW, d 1922, Qld..
2. Arthur Cecil Hunter, b 1868, Qld. m Lorna Jane Barron, daughter of Thomas They had a son.
3. Emily Harriet, b 1870, Qld, d 1870, Qld.
4. Carl Beaufort Hunter, b 1871, Qld.
5. Mary Jessie Hunter, b 1873, Qld.
6. Cecelia Evangeline Hunter, b 1877, Qld, d 1880, Qld.
7. Estelle Georgina Hunter, b 1881, Qld.

He moved to Queensland and took up a pastoral run in the Belyando River valley which he called Beaufort Station, and also began acting as a magistrate.

In 1866, Palmer was elected to Parliament as member for Port Curtis in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. On the 3rd of May 1870, he became Premier of Queensland and Colonial Secretary, being defeated on the 6th of January 1874. He resigned from the Assembly on the 24th of December 1881 to become President of the Queensland Legislative Council. He remained in that position until his death

Arthur was created Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG) in 1881 for services to the Queensland parliament.^[1]

Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer died on the 20th of March 1898, at his home Easton Gray at Toowong in the Colony of Queensland and is buried in Brisbane General Cemetery, Toowong.^[3]

The Palmer River goldfield was named by James Venture Mulligan, after Arthur Palmer.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jobson, J X. 'Palmer, Sir Arthur Hunter (1819–1898)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, published first in hardcopy 1974; accessed online 24 Nov 2017 Sir Arthur Palmer
2. ↑ Search New South Wales Marriage Index Ref: #502/1865; Name Arthur H. Palmer & Cecilia J. Mosman; Place: Sydney.
3. ↑ Queensland FHS Death Index Death registration: Name: Arthur Hunter Palmer; Birth year: 1820; Death date: 20/03/1898; Mother's name: Emily Hunter; Father/parent's name: Arthur Palmer; Registration details: 1898/C/4395.

See also:

• Arthur Hunter Palmer
• Barron Falls