Rufus Palmer (March 23, 1828 – 1873) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1870 to 1873. He was born in

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, the son of Philip Palmer, who had also served in the provincial assembly. He was educated at the Mount Allison Academy and the

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. In 1862, he married Zeliah McAlmon. Palmer died in office in 1873; his brother Martin B. Palmer was elected in his place.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1871)
1828 births 1873 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick People from Sackville, New Brunswick Mount Allison University alumni Alumni of the University of Glasgow {{NewBrunswick-MLA-stub