Modern English biography

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’