Philip Palmer (priest)

Philip Palmer (1799 – 21 May 1853) was an Anglican priest who served in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).

He served as a curate at Langdon Hills, Essex, before being appointed rural dean in Van Diemen's Land.

[1] Palmer arrived in the colony in 1833, and was placed in charge of Holy Trinity in North Hobart and St John's in New Town.

He subsequently brought false rumours regarding Palmer's clerical conduct to Lieutenant Governor George Arthur.

[1] However, when Archdeacon William Hutchins arrived in Van Diemen's Land in 1837, Palmer ceased to be rural dean.