Arthur Hunter Palmer

Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer
5th Premier of Queensland
In office
3 May 1870 – 7 January 1874
Preceded byCharles Lilley
Succeeded byArthur Macalister
ConstituencyPort Curtis
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Port Curtis
In office
19 March 1866 – 14 November 1878
Preceded byJohn Douglas
Succeeded byAlbert Norton
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for North Brisbane
In office
15 November 1878 – 24 December 1881
Serving with Samuel Griffith
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byWilliam Brookes
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
24 December 1881 – 20 March 1898
Personal details
Born(1819-12-28)28 December 1819
Armagh, County Armagh,
Ireland, UK
Died20 March 1898(1898-03-20) (aged 78)
Toowong, Brisbane,
Queensland
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
SpouseCecilia Jessie Mosman (d. 1885)
RelationsHugh Mosman (brother-in-law), Henry Palmer (brother)

Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer KCMG (28 December 1819 – 20 March 1898) was an Irish-Australian politician who served as the fifth Premier of Queensland, in office from 1870 to 1874. He later held ministerial office in Thomas McIlwraith's ministry from 1879 to 1881, before serving as President of the Queensland Legislative Council from 1881 until his death in 1898.