Background
Palmer, Cornelius Solomon was born on November 2, 1844 in Underhill, Vermont, United States. Son of Jonah Ferris and Chloe (Mead) Palmer.
Palmer, Cornelius Solomon was born on November 2, 1844 in Underhill, Vermont, United States. Son of Jonah Ferris and Chloe (Mead) Palmer.
Educated committee schools and Underhill Academy.
Private Company F, 13th Vermont Infantry, Civil War. Admitted to Vermont bar, 1874. Began practice at Jericho.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1880.
Appointed by President Arthur assistant United State Attorneys for Dakota Ty., 1882; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota, 1884-1888.
Resumed practice in Sioux Falls, South Dakot, 1888. Member South Dakot Senate, 1896-1897.
Returned to Burlington, 1903, where he engaged in practice.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1880. Member South Dakot Senate, 1896-1897.
Married Annis R. Fassett, October 20, 1872.