Albert Palmer (January 17, 1831 – May 21, 1887) was an American schoolteacher,[1] businessman,[1] and politician from Candia New Hampshire, and Boston, Massachusetts, who served as mayor of Boston from January 1, 1883, to January 7, 1884.
Albert Palmer | |
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Mayor of Boston | |
In office January 1, 1883 – January 7, 1884 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Abbott Green |
Succeeded by | Augustus Pearl Martin |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[1] | |
In office 1875[1]–1879[1] | |
Preceded by | Moody Merrill |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Wales |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Norfolk District | |
In office 1872[1]–1874[1] | |
Personal details | |
Born | January 17, 1831 Candia, New Hampshire |
Died | May 21, 1887[1] | (aged 56)
Political party | Republican to 1879, Democratic[1] |
Spouse | Martha Ann Newell[2] |
Children | Joseph Newell Palmer, born January 1, 1865;[3] Wilson Newell Palmer, born July 7,[4] 1867.[3] |
Education | Dartmouth College[1] |
Profession | Schoolteacher;[1] Ice business[3] |
Early life
editPalmer was born in Candia, New Hampshire, he was the seventh[3] of eleven children[5] born to farmers Joseph and Abigail[3] Palmer.[6]
Palmer received his high school diploma from Phillips Exeter Academy,[1] and his college degree from Dartmouth College,[1] from which he graduated second in his class[7] in 1858.[3][8]
Palmer taught at Boston Latin School,[1][6] and in the schools of West Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1][3]
Family
editPalmer married Martha Ann Newell,[2] they had two children: Joseph Newell Palmer (born January 1, 1865)[2][3] and Wilson Newell Palmer (born July 7, 1867).[3][4]
Business career
editAfter he left teaching Palmer was engaged in the ice business[6] in Boston[3] with Nathan B. Prescott.[8] 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.[9] Palmer served as the treasure[1] and later president[1] of the Jamaica Pond Ice Company.
Early political career
editIn 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.[1][7]
He exited the Republican Party in 1879 and became a supporter of Major General Benjamin Butler.[1] [7]
Mayoralty
editIn the 1881 mayoral election Palmer was defeated by Dr. Samuel A. Green.[10][1]
In the Boston city election held on December 12, 1882,[10] Palmer was elected Mayor,[10] with a majority of 2,187 votes over Dr. Samuel A. Green, the candidate of the Republican and Citizens parties.[10]
His efforts as mayor led to the foundation of Franklin Park.[1][7]
Family
editPalmer married Martha Ann Newell,[2] they had two children Joseph Newell Palmer, born January 1, 1865[2][3] and Wilson Newell Palmer, born July 7,[4] 1867.[3]
Death
editPalmer died on May 21, 1887, at the age of 56.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- 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).
End notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v State Street Trust Company (1914), Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, p. 37
- ^ a b c d e Harvard Alumni Bulletin: Volume 43, Issue 3 (1940), Joseph Newell Palmer, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Alumni Association, p. 171
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Palmer, Frank (1896), 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, Brooklyn, New York: Riverside Press, p. 73
- ^ a b c Lund, Joseph W. (1921), Seventh Report of the Class of 1890 of Harvard College 1920 Thirtieth Anniversary, Concord, New Hampshire: The Rumford Press, p. 126
- ^ Palmer, Wilson (1905), Reminiscences of Candia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 2
- ^ a b c Moore, Jacob Bailey (1893), History of the Town of Candia, Rockingham County, N.H.: from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Manchester, New Hampshire: G. W. Browne, p. 320
- ^ a b c d "Palmer, Albert, 1831-1887 | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archives.boston.gov. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Palmer, Wilson (1905), Reminiscences of Candia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 123
- ^ Ice and refrigeration: Volume 7 Southern Ice Exchange (July 1894), An Old Firm Name Gone, Chicago, Illinois: H. S. Rich & Co., p. 29
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d The Boston Evening Transcript (December 13, 1882), The Democrats Win. ALBERT PALMER ELECTED MAYOR OF BOSTON BY A MAJORITY OF 2187—A DEMOCRATIC CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD., Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Evening Transcript, p. 2