PALMER, JOHN BERNARD (son of Wm. Palmer of Charmouth, Dorset,
farmer). _b._ 15 Oct. 1782; joined the Church of Rome 1806;
a novice in the Cistercian monastery of St. Susan, Lulworth,
Dorset 1808, professed there by the name of Bernard 21 Nov.
1810; received minor orders at the abbey of La Meilleraie, near
Nantes, where the community had taken refuge in 1817; the abbey
was suppressed 1831 and Palmer was confined at Nantes by the
French government 1831–7; joined a community of Cistercian monks
in Charnwood forest, Leics. March 1837, received priest’s orders
31 July 1838, superior of the monastery 1841, a new monastery
called Mount St. Bernard was built by Pugin 1844, the monastery
was constituted an abbey and Palmer appointed abbot 9 May 1848,
consecrated with mitre, crozier, ring, and gloves 18 Feb. 1849,
being the first English mitred abbot since the reformation. _d._
Mount St. Bernard abbey 10 Nov. 1852. _The metropolitan and
provincial catholic almanac for 1855 pp._ 1–16 _portrait_; _G.M.
Jany. 1853 p._ 101.
PALMER, JOHN HINDE (only son of Samuel Palmer of Dulwich common,
Surrey). _b._ Surrey 1808; barrister L.I. 24 Jany. 1832, bencher
16 June 1869 to death; Q.C. 10 June 1859; contested Lambeth 7
Aug. 1850; M.P. Lincoln 16 Nov. 1868 to 26 Jany. 1874; contested
Lincoln 4 Feb. 1874. _d._ 11 St. George’s sq. London 2 June 1884.
PALMER, JOHN HORSLEY (4 son of Wm. Palmer of Nazeing park,
Essex). _b._ 7 July 1779; partner with his brother George
Palmer and captain Wilson as East India merchants in City of
London 1802, retired April 1857; a director of the bank of
England 1811–57, governor 1830–2, gave evidence before the
committee of secrecy on the bank of England charter 1832; a
leading authority on currency and finance; a member of royal
commission on bankruptcy and insolvency 4 Dec. 1839; examined
by select committee on banks of issue 1840; author of Reasons
against the proposed Indian joint-stock bank 1836; The causes
and consequences of the pressure upon the money market, with a
statement of the action of the bank of England from 1 Oct. 1833
to 27 Dec. 1836, 1837; Reply to the reflections of Mr. Samuel
Jones Lloyd on the pamphlet entitled ‘Causes and consequences’