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Palmer, William Adams, 1781-1860

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Personal name headingPalmer, William Adams, 1781-1860
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See alsoVermont. Governor (1831-1835 : Palmer)
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Birth date1781-09-12
Death date1860-12-03
Place of birthHebron (Conn.)
Place of deathDanville (Vt. : Town)
AffiliationRepublican Party (U.S. : 1792-1828)
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Vermont. General Assembly. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate
Profession or occupationLegislators Lawyers Judges Governors
Found inVermont. Governor (1831-1835 : Palmer). Governor's speech, 1831: t.p. (William A. Palmer)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress, 1989 (Palmer, William Adams; senator from Vt., 1818-25; lawyer and farmer; probate judge, Caledonia Co.; clerk of the court; member Vt. House; judge Vt. Supreme Court; Anti-Masonic gov. of Vt. 1831-35; member Vt. Senate; b. 9/12/1781; d. 12/3/1860)
MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Palmer, William Adams, 1781-1860; variant: William Adam Palmer; note: not considered primarily an author)
Bio. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, August 10, 2016 (Palmer, William Adams, a Senator from Vermont; born in Hebron, Conn., September 12, 1781; completed preparatory studies; moved to Chelsea, Vt., in 1802; studied law in Hebron and Chelsea; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in various towns in Vermont; elected probate judge for Caledonia County 1807-1808, 1811-1817; also clerk of the court 1807-1815; member, State house of representatives 1811-1812, 1818; judge of the State supreme court 1816-1818; elected in 1818 as a Democratic Republican (later as Adams-Clay Republican) to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Fisk, as well as for the full term commencing in 1819, and served from October 20, 1818, to March 3, 1825; was not a candidate for renomination in 1824; engaged in agricultural pursuits; member, State house of representatives 1825-1826, 1829; delegate to the State constitutional conventions in 1828, 1836, and 1850; Anti-Masonic Governor of Vermont 1831-1835; member, State senate 1836-1837; died in Danville, Caledonia County, Vt., December 3, 1860; interment in Green Cemetery.)
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