English barrister, colonial supervisor & rugby union player
Sir
Richmond Palmer
KCMG CBE
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria
In office 11 September 1925 – 12 April 1930
Monarch
George V
Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by
William Frederick Gowers
Succeeded by
Cyril Wilson Alexander
Governor of the Gambia
In office 11 September 1930 – 12 April 1934
Monarch
George V
Prime Minister
Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by
Edward Brandis Denham
Succeeded by
Arthur Richards, 1st Baron Milverton
Governor of Cyprus
In office 8 November 1933 – 4 July 1938
Monarchs
George V Edward VIII George VI
Prime Minister
Ramsay MacDonald Stanley Baldwin Neville Chamberlain
Preceded by
Reginald Edward Stubbs
Succeeded by
William Denis Battershill
Personal details
Born
(1877-04-25)25 April 1877 Lancaster, England, United Kingdom
Died
22 May 1958(1958-05-22) (aged 81)
Spouse(s)
Margaret Isabel Smith, married 7 June 1924, two children
Sir Herbert Richmond PalmerKCMG CBE (25 April 1877 – 22 May 1958) was an English barrister, who became a colonial supervisor for Britain during the inter-World War period. He served as a lieutenant governor in Nigeria, governor and Commander-in-Chief of The Gambia and governor and Commander-in-Chief of Cyprus.[1]
^Sir Richmond Palmer, Obituaries, The Times 26 May 1958
Sir Herbert RichmondPalmer KCMG CBE (25 April 1877 – 22 May 1958) was an English barrister, who became a colonial supervisor for Britain during the inter-World...
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be spent at the discretion of the local traditional ruler. Herbert RichmondPalmer developed details of this model from 1906 to 1911 as the Governor of...
mentioned in the Girgam ruled in Kanem just before the first Muslim kings. RichmondPalmer states, "To all intents and purposes both Saif ibn Dthi Yazan and his...
in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada which educates students in grades 8-12. Palmer Secondary School is one of the many schools under the Richmond School...
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British West Africa Northern Nigeria Gazette Scramble for Africa Sir RichmondPalmer Temple, Charles Lindsay (1912). "Northern Nigeria". The Geographical...
as the "Palmerocracy", owing to the name of the Governor of Cyprus, RichmondPalmer. These measures were in place until the start of World War II. In 1950...
Palmerokratia (Παλμεροκρατία, "Palmerocracy"), named after governor RichmondPalmer, which started shortly before the revolt and would last until the beginning...
London: Hurst & Company. pp. 63, 106. ISBN 9781849044745. Herbert RichmondPalmer, The Bornu Sahara and Sudan (London: John Murray, 1936), p. 269. Bosworth...
study collection that was donated by the colonial administrator Sir RichmondPalmer. They include an iron bracelet and two spears. The construction of...
Great Britain: Longman Group Ltd. pp. 96–104. ISBN 0231037384. Herbert RichmondPalmer, The Bornu Sahara and Sudan (London: John Murray, 1936), pp. 95,259-268...
Monarch George V Preceded by Sir Ronald Storrs Succeeded by Sir Herbert RichmondPalmer Governor of Jamaica In office 26 April 1926 – 9 November 1932 Monarch...
rule known as Palmerokratia ("Palmerocracy"), named after governor RichmondPalmer, which started shortly before the revolt and would last until the beginning...
Governors Hamilton Goold-Adams, High commissioner (1911–1915) Herbert RichmondPalmer, Governor (1933–1939) Akrotiri and Dhekelia, sovereign base areas Administrators...
Rate Payers' Association (RPA) to oppose the unpopular policies of RichmondPalmer, the Governor, and of the conservative elements of Gambian politics...
African Affairs (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1973), pp.86-88. Herbert RichmondPalmer, The Bornu Sahara and Sudan (London: John Murray, 1936), p. 269. Barth...
and star light. There Palmer associated with a group of Blake-influenced artists known as the Ancients (including George Richmond and Edward Calvert)....
September 1930 Monarch George V Preceded by John Middleton Succeeded by RichmondPalmer Governor of British Guiana In office 9 June 1930 – 26 March 1935 Monarch...