John Hinde Palmer was an English barrister and Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK)

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 politician who sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1884.

Palmer was the son of Samuel Palmer of Dulwich Common and his wife Mary Hinde, daughter of L Hinde. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn

Lincoln's Inn

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 in 1832 and became Queen's Counsel

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 in 1859. He was a J.P.

Justice of the Peace

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 and Deputy Lieutenant

Deputy Lieutenant

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 of Surrey and Bencher and treasurer of Lincoln's Inn.

Palmer stood for parliament unsuccessfully at Lincoln

Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

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 in 1857

United Kingdom general election, 1857

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

 and 1859 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1859

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s and at a by-election in 1862. At the 1868 general election

United Kingdom general election, 1868

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 he was elected as a Member of Parliament

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 (MP) for Lincoln, but lost the seat in 1874. He was re-elected in 1880

United Kingdom general election, 1880

-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...

 and held the seat until his death at the age of 75 in 1884.

Palmer married Clara Maria D'eyncourt, daughter of Charles Tennyson D'Eyncourt of Bayons Manor Lincolnshire.

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