Albert Palmer

Albert Palmer
29th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office January 1, 1883 – January 7, 1884
Preceded by	Samuel A. Green
Succeeded by	Augustus P. Martin
Majority	2,187[1]
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2]
In office 1875[2] – 1880[2]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives First Norfolk District
In office 1872[2] – 1874[2]
Personal details
Born	January 17, 1831 Candia, New Hampshire
Died	May 21, 1887(1887-05-21) (aged 56)[2]
Political party	Republican to 1879, Democratic[2]
Spouse(s)	Martha Ann Newell[3]
Children	Joseph Newell Palmer, born January 1, 1865;[4] Wilson Newell Palmer, born July 7,[5] 1867.[4]
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter, Dartmouth College[2]
Profession	Schoolteacher;[2] Ice business[4]

Albert Palmer (January 17, 1831 – May 21, 1887) was an American schoolteacher,^[2] businessman,^[2] and politician from Candia New Hampshire, and Boston, Massachusetts, who served as mayor of Boston from January 1, 1883 to January 7, 1884.

Early life

Palmer was born in Candia, New Hampshire, he was the seventh^[4] of eleven children^[6] born to Joseph and Abigail^[4] Palmer.^[7]

Education

Palmer graduated from Phillips Exeter,^[2] and from Dartmouth College^[2] in 1858.^[4][8]

Family life

Palmer married Martha Ann Newell,^[3] they had two children Joseph Newell Palmer, born January 1, 1865^[3][4] and Wilson Newell Palmer, born July 7,^[5] 1867.^[4]

Teaching career

Palmer taught at the Boston Latin School,^[2][7] and in the schools of West Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[2][4]

Business career

After he left teaching Palmer was engaged in the ice business^[7] in Boston^[4] 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^[2] and later president^[2] of the Jamaica Pond Ice Company.

Mayor Palmer.

1881 campaign for Mayor

In the 1881 mayoral election Palmer was defeated by Dr. Samuel A. Green.^[1][2]

1882 election as Mayor

In the Boston city election held on December 12, 1882,^[1] Palmer was elected Mayor,^[1] with a majority of 2,187 votes over Dr. Samuel A. Green, the candidate of the Republican and Citizens parties.^[1]

References

• 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

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} 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. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} 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. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Harvard Alumni Bulletin: Volume 43, Issue 3 (1940), Joseph Newell Palmer, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Alumni Association, p. 171. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} 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. 
5. ^ ^{a b} 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. 
6. ^ Palmer, Wilson (1905), Reminiscences of Candia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 2. 
7. ^ ^{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. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Palmer, Wilson (1905), Reminiscences of Candia, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Riverside Press, p. 123. 
9. ^ Ice and refrigeration: Volume 7 Southern Ice Exchange (July 1894), An Old Firm Name Gone, Chicago, Illinois: H. S. Rich & Co., p. 29. 

External links

• Political Graveyard information on Albert Palmer
• Mayor Albert Palmer Served 1883