Jackson Palmer Explained

Jackson Palmer
Birth Date:1867
Birth Place:Belfast, Ireland
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Resting Place:Karori Cemetery
Constituency Mp:Waitemata
Parliament:New Zealand
Term Start:1890
Term End:1893
Predecessor:Richard Monk
Successor:Richard Monk
Constituency Mp1:Ohinemuri
Parliament1:New Zealand
Term Start1:1899
Term End1:1902
Predecessor1:Alfred Cadman
Successor1:Edward Moss
Party:Independent Liberal
Occupation:Politician, lawyer and judge

Jackson Palmer (1867 – 13 August 1919) was the Member of Parliament for Waitemata and Ohinemuri, in the North Island of New Zealand.

Early life

Born in Belfast, Ireland, Palmer came to New Zealand as an infant. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and was a lawyer at Paeroa.[1] Later, Jackson Palmer was chief judge of the Native Land Court.[2]

Member of Parliament

In Palmer stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in the electorate.[3] He then represented the (–1893) and (–1902) electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[4] In-between he unsuccessfully contested a by-election for the Waitemata seat in 1894, which was won by future Prime Minister William Massey.[5]

For his entire political career Palmer was an Independent Liberal.[6] He declined the Premier John Ballance's invitation to join the Council of the Liberal Federation in 1891.[7]

Palmer died in Wellington on 13 August 1919,[8] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.[9]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District . 1902 . . Cyclopedia Company Limited . 18 April 2012 . Christchurch . Paeroa. 838.
  2. A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Edited by G.H. Scholefield, Vol. 2, page 146, 1940, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
  3. Web site: The General Election, 1887 . National Library . 25 February 2012 . 1–4 . 1887.
  4. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 225.
  5. News: Waitemata Election . Thames Adviser . 2 . XXVI . 7794 . 13 April 1894 . 7 April 2016.
  6. [NZPD]
  7. Palmer's letter to John Ballance, Ballance Papers, Folder 12, 23 November 1891
  8. News: Deaths . 16 August 1919 . The Dominion . 22 January 2016 . 1.
  9. Web site: 12 July 2012. Cemeteries Search. 2021-08-05. Wellington City Council. en-NZ.