William A. Palmer
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William Adams Palmer was an American
politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont
with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont
. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818. In 1818, Palmer was elected to the United States Senate
and served until 1825, first as a Democratic-Republican and from 1823 as a National Republican. He was also a delegate to the Vermont State Constitutional conventions in 1828, 1836, and 1850. He was elected Governor of Vermont in 1831 under the Anti-Masonic ticket and stayed in office until 1835. Palmer died on December 3, 1860 in Danville, Vermont
.
Palmer is a descendant of Walter Palmer
, part-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts
, and New London, Connecticut
.
United States
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politician. Palmer graduated from the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
with a degree in Law. He was admitted to the bar and began to practice Law in Chelsea, Vermont
Chelsea, Vermont
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. Held numerous positions in Vermont and was a judge of the State supreme court of Vermont 1816-1818. In 1818, Palmer was elected to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and served until 1825, first as a Democratic-Republican and from 1823 as a National Republican. He was also a delegate to the Vermont State Constitutional conventions in 1828, 1836, and 1850. He was elected Governor of Vermont in 1831 under the Anti-Masonic ticket and stayed in office until 1835. Palmer died on December 3, 1860 in Danville, Vermont
Danville, Vermont
Danville is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. It was named for the 18th-century French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville...
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Palmer is a descendant of Walter Palmer
Walter Palmer (Puritan)
Walter Palmer was an early Separatist Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped found Charlestown and Rehoboth, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut.-Early life:...
, part-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Charlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
, and New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
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