Richmond Palmer

Sir
Richmond Palmer
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
In office
11 September 1925 – 12 April 1930
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterStanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded byWilliam Frederick Gowers
Succeeded byCyril Wilson Alexander
Governor of the Gambia
In office
11 September 1930 – 12 April 1934
MonarchGeorge V
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Preceded byEdward Brandis Denham
Succeeded byArthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton
Governor of Cyprus
In office
8 November 1933 – 4 July 1938
MonarchsGeorge V
Edward VIII
George VI
Prime MinisterRamsay MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
Neville Chamberlain
Preceded byReginald Edward Stubbs
Succeeded byWilliam Denis Battershill
Personal details
Born(1877-04-20)20 April 1877
Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
Died22 May 1958(1958-05-22) (aged 81)
Spouse(s)Margaret Isabel Smith, married 7 June 1924, two children

Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer KCMG CBE (20 April 1877 – 22 May 1958) was an English barrister, who became a colonial supervisor for Britain during the inter-World War period. He served as a lieutenant governor in Nigeria, governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Gambia and governor and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus.[1]

  1. ^ Sir Richmond Palmer, Obituaries, The Times 26 May 1958