Career
He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1873 to 1874. He was born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Philip Palmer and Sarah Ayer, and educated in Sackville. He studied law with Edward Barron Chandler, was admitted to practice and entered practice with Mr.
Chandler.
Palmer moved to Hopewell Cape and was named probate judge in 1846.
