| Full name: | Herbert Richmond Palmer |
| Born: | 18th April 1877, Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, England |
| Died: | 22nd May 1958 |
| Education: | Oundle School; Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Other Sports: | Rugby Union (Cambridge University - blue 1899; Barbarians) |
| Biography: | Barrister, Middle Temple (1904); Assistant Resident, Nigeria (1904-11); Commissioner, Native Reserve, Northern Nigeria (1911-14); Supervisor, Native Reserve, Nigeria (1914); Acting Resident, Kano Province (1915-16); Resident, Bornu rovince (1917-25); Lieutenant Governor, Northern Provinces of Nigeria (1925-30); Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Gambia (1930-33); Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Cyprus (1933-39); knighted (1933) |
| Clubs: | Lancaster |
| Teams: | Cambridge University (Miscellaneous: 1899); All teams |
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