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 | 25 April 1877 Lancaster, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 22 May 1958 (aged 81) |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Isabel Smith, married 7 June 1924, two children |
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer KCMG CBE (20 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