John Hinde Palmer
John Hinde Palmer was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1884.
Early life
Palmer was the son of Samuel Palmer of Dulwich Common and his wife Mary Hinde, daughter of L. Hinde.Career
He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1832 and became Queen's Counsel in 1859. He was a J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant of Surrey and Bencher and treasurer of Lincoln's Inn.Palmer stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Lincoln in the 1857 and 1859 general elections and in a by-election in 1862. At the 1868 general election he was elected as a Member of Parliament for Lincoln, but lost the seat in 1874. He was re-elected in 1880 and held the seat until his death at the age of 75 in 1884.