Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer | |
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5th Premier of Queensland | |
In office 3 May 1870 – 7 January 1874 | |
Preceded by | Charles Lilley |
Succeeded by | Arthur Macalister |
Constituency | Port Curtis |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis | |
In office 19 March 1866 – 14 November 1878 | |
Preceded by | John Douglas |
Succeeded by | Albert Norton |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for North Brisbane | |
In office 15 November 1878 – 24 December 1881 Serving with Samuel Griffith | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | William Brookes |
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
In office 24 December 1881 – 20 March 1898 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland, UK | 28 December 1819
Died | 20 March 1898 Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland | (aged 78)
Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
Spouse | Cecilia Jessie Mosman (d. 1885) |
Relations | Hugh 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.