Albert Palmer (American politician)

Palmer was born in Candia, New Hampshire, he was the seventh{{Citation |last = Palmer|first = Frank|title =A Brief Genealogical History of the Ancestors and Descendants of Deacon Stephen Palmer, of Candia, Rockingham County, N.H.: With Some Account of the Other Lines of Descent From His Original American Ancestor, Thomas Palmer, one of the Founders of Rowley, Mass., In 1639| year =1896|page = 73 | publisher=Riverside Press| location = Brooklyn, New York }} of eleven children{{Citation |last = Palmer|first = Wilson|title =Reminiscences of Candia | year =1905|page = 2 | publisher=Riverside Press| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts }} born to farmers Joseph and Abigail Palmer.{{Citation |last = Moore|first = Jacob Bailey|title = History of the Town of Candia, Rockingham County, N.H.: from its First Settlement to the Present Time | year =1893|page = 320 | publisher=G. W. Browne | location = Manchester, New Hampshire }}

Palmer received his high school diploma from Phillips Exeter Academy, and his college degree from Dartmouth College, from which he graduated second in his class{{Cite web |title=Palmer, Albert, 1831-1887 {{!}} ArchivesSpace Public Interface |url=https://archives.boston.gov/agents/people/113 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=archives.boston.gov}} in 1858.{{Citation |last = Palmer|first = Wilson|title =Reminiscences of Candia | year =1905|page = 123 | publisher=Riverside Press| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts }}

Palmer taught at Boston Latin School, and in the schools of West Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Palmer married Martha Ann Newell,{{Citation |last = Harvard Alumni Bulletin: Volume 43, Issue 3 |title =Joseph Newell Palmer | year =1940|page = 171 | publisher=Harvard Alumni Association| location = Cambridge, Massachusetts }} they had two children: Joseph Newell Palmer (born January 1, 1865) and Wilson Newell Palmer (born July 7, 1867).{{Citation |last = Lund|first=Joseph W.|title =Seventh Report of the Class of 1890 of Harvard College 1920 Thirtieth Anniversary | year =1921|page = 126 | publisher=The Rumford Press| location = Concord, New Hampshire }}

After he left teaching Palmer was engaged in the ice business in Boston with Nathan B. Prescott. under the name Prescott and Palmer. In 1872 the Jamaica Pond Ice Company was formed from the amalgamation of the Prescott and Palmer Ice Company and three other firms.{{Citation |last = Ice and refrigeration: Volume 7 Southern Ice Exchange|title =An Old Firm Name Gone| date =July 1894|page = 29 | publisher=H. S. Rich & Co.| location = Chicago, Illinois }} Palmer served as the treasure and later president of the Jamaica Pond Ice Company.

In 1872 Palmer was elected to the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, serving until 1874. He acted as the chairman on the Joint Committee on Railroads.

He later served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1875 to 1879 and was the chairman on the Committee for Federal Relations.

He exited the Republican Party in 1879 and became a supporter of Major General Benjamin Butler.

In the 1881 mayoral election Palmer was defeated by Dr. Samuel A. Green.

In the Boston city election held on December 12, 1882, Palmer was elected Mayor, with a majority of 2,187 votes over Dr. Samuel A. Green, the candidate of the Republican and Citizens parties.{{Citation |last = The Boston Evening Transcript| title = The Democrats Win. ALBERT PALMER ELECTED MAYOR OF BOSTON BY A MAJORITY OF 2187—A DEMOCRATIC CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD.| date =December 13, 1882|page = 2 | publisher=The Boston Evening Transcript | location = Boston, Massachusetts }}

His efforts as mayor led to the foundation of Franklin Park.

Palmer married Martha Ann Newell, they had two children Joseph Newell Palmer, born January 1, 1865 and Wilson Newell Palmer, born July 7, 1867.

Palmer died on May 21, 1887, at the age of 56.

• 1872 Massachusetts legislature
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• 1878 Massachusetts legislature
• Timeline of Boston, 1880s

• Lund, Joseph W.:, Seventh Report of the Class of 1890 of Harvard College 1920 Thirtieth Anniversary, Concord, New Hampshire: The Rumford Press, p. 126, (1921).
• Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, Page 37, (1914).
• Palmer, Wilson:, Reminiscences of Candia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 2 (1905).

• [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html#RNH02ES0K Political Graveyard information on Albert Palmer]
• [http://www.celebrateboston.com/biography/mayor/albert-palmer.htm Mayor Albert Palmer Served 1883]

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