Walter D. Palmer
Walter Daniel Palmer (January 18, 1850 – November 18, 1894) was an American politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Palmer was born in Charlotte, Vermont on January 18, 1850. He graduated from Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1868. He worked in the mercantile business until 1874, and later served as secretary and treasurer of the Essex Nail Company.[1] He served as postmaster of Essex, New York from 1875 to 1884. He was also town clerk for two terms and represented Essex as town supervisor for several years, at one point serving as chairman on the board of supervisors.[2]
In 1890, Palmer was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Essex County. He served in the Assembly in 1891 and 1892.[1]
He had a son Guy Palmer who died in a boat accident at the age of thirteen in March 1892.[3]
Palmer died in Buffalo on November 18, 1894 and is buried in the Essex Cemetery.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lloyd, Will L. (1892). The New York Red Book. Albany: James B. Lyon. pp. 148–149.
- ^ Livingston, A. C. H., ed. (22 November 1894). "Death of Ex-Assemblyman Palmer". The Elizabethtown Post. Vol. 43, no. 16. Elizabethtown, Essex County, N. Y. p. 1.
- ^ "Divers at Work". Burlington Weekly Free Press. 10 March 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Assemblyman Palmer Dead". The Morning Star. Vol. XXIV, no. 124. Glens Falls, N. Y. 22 November 1894. p. 4.
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[edit]- 1850 births
- 1894 deaths
- People from Charlotte, Vermont
- Eastman Business College alumni
- People from Essex, New York
- New York (state) postmasters
- Town supervisors in New York (state)
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century New York (state) politicians