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Richmond Palmer
English barrister, colonial supervisor & rugby union player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer KCMG 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]
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Sir Richmond Palmer | |
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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 |
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