Francis Leseure Palmer

Background

Palmer, Francis Leseure was born on August 28, 1863 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of William R. and Clara (Skeele) Palmer.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1885, Master of Arts, 1902. Bachelor of Divinity, Cambridge Episcopal Theological School, 1892. Doctor of Divinity, Seabury Division School, 1923.

Career

Deacon, 1892, priest, 1893, Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector Saint Paul’s Church, Gardner, Massachusetts, 1892-1895, Saint Paul’s Church, Walla Walla, Washington, 1895-1898, Ascension Church, Stillwater, Minnesota, 1900-1910, 1913-1922. Instructor Seabury Divinity School, 1910-1913, professor divinity, 1922-1933.

Registrar and historiographer Diocese of Minnesota Canon of Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault, Minnesota.

Achievements

• Francis Leseure Palmer has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, American Dialect Society, Mediaeval Academy of America, Minnesota Historical Society, Church Historical Society. Mason (Knight Templar).

Connections

Married Elizabeth East. Paine, October 1, 1895. Children: Georgiana, Theodore.

Father:

William R. Palmer

Mother:

Clara (Skeele) Palmer

Spouse:

Elizabeth East. Paine

child:

Theodore Palmer

child:

Georgiana Palmer