Rufus Palmer was a physician and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Albert County

Albert County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1870 to 1873.

He was born in Sackville, New Brunswick

Sackville, New Brunswick

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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

Mount Allison University

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 and the University of Glasgow

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

Martin B. Palmer

Martin Bent Palmer was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1873 to 1874....

was elected in his place.