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Jackson Palmer

Jackson Palmer

New Zealand 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.

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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.[2] Later, Jackson Palmer was chief judge of the Native Land Court.[3]

Member of Parliament

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In 1887 Palmer stood for Parliament unsuccessfully in the Rodney electorate.[4] He then represented the Waitemata (1890–1893) and Ohinemuri (1899–1902) electorates in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[5] In-between he unsuccessfully contested a by-election for the Waitemata seat in 1894, which was won by future Prime Minister William Massey.[6]

For his entire political career Palmer was an Independent Liberal.[7] He declined the Premier John Ballance's invitation to join the Council of the Liberal Federation in 1891.[8]

Palmer died in Wellington on 13 August 1919,[9] and was buried at Karori Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cemeteries Search". Wellington City Council. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "Paeroa". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. p. 838. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Edited by G.H. Scholefield, Vol. 2, page 146, 1940, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
  4. [4]
    "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  5. [5]
    Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 225. OCLC 154283103.
  6. [6]
    "Waitemata Election". Thames Adviser. Vol. XXVI, no. 7794. 13 April 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  7. [7]
    NZPD, Vol. 70, pp.29–30, 28 January 1891; Wilson, p.225 & Hamer, p.365
  8. [8]
    Palmer's letter to John Ballance, Ballance Papers, Folder 12, 23 November 1891
  9. [9]
    "Deaths". The Dominion. 16 August 1919. p. 1. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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