Jackson Palmer
Jackson Palmer (1867–1919) was the Member of Parliament for Waitemata and Ohinemuri, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Member of Parliament
Jackson Palmer represented the Waitemata (1890–1893) and Ohinemuri (1900–1903) electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives.
Independent Liberal
Palmer was an Independent Liberal.[1] He declined the Premier John Ballance's invitation to join the Council of the Liberal Federation in 1891.[2]
Born in Belfast, in Ireland, Palmer came to New Zealand as a child. He was educated at Auckland College and was a lawyer at Paeroa.(Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1902, Vol. 2, page 839) Later, Jackson Palmer was chief judge of the Native Land Court.[3]
Further reading
- The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891-1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
- The New Zealand Parliamentary Record: 1840-1984 by J.O. Wilson (1985, Government Printer, Wellington)
References
- ^ NZPD, Vol. 70, pp.29-30, 28 January 1891; Wilson, p.225 & Hamer, p.365
- ^ Palmer's letter to John Ballance, Ballance Papers, Folder 12, 23 November 1891
- ^ A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Edited by G.H. Scholefield, Vol. 2, page 146, 1940, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
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New Zealand politician |
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1867 |
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1919 |
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