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Henry Wyndham Palmer

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Preceded by
  
John Murtagh Macrossan

Nationality
  
Irish Australian

Religion
  
Church of England

Succeeded by
  
Isidor Lissner

Occupation
  
Miner

Full Name
  
Henry Wyndham Palmer

Resting place
  
Charters Towers Pioneer Cemetery

Died
  
Charters Towers, Australia

Henry Wyndham Palmer (1826 – 10 May 1887) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

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Biography

Palmer was born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of Arthur Palmer and his wife Emily (née Hunter). His brother, Arthur Hunter Palmer went on to be Premier of Queensland. When he came to Australia he worked the gold mines of Charters Towers and also pastoral pursuits in both Queensland and New South Wales. He was a part owner of the Charters Towers Daily Herald.

Palmer died in 1887 and was buried in the Charters Towers Pioneer Cemetery.

Public career

Palmer held the seat of Kennedy in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1878 until 1883. He was also an alderman and the town clerk in Charters Towers.

References

Henry Wyndham Palmer Wikipedia