Robert Moffett Palmer
Ambassador Robert Moffett Palmer | |
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United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 1861–1862 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Kirk |
Pennsylvania State Senator | |
In office 1857–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Holly, New Jersey | December 14, 1820
Died | April 26, 1862 Atlantic Ocean | (aged 41)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Isabelle Seitzinger |
Children | 6 |
Robert Moffett Palmer (December 14, 1820 – April 26, 1862) was an American diplomat.
Biography[]
Palmer was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey on December 14, 1820 to a family of judges and politicians.[1] At age 9 his father moved the family to Pottsville, Pennsylvania and Palmer began learning the trade of printing.[2][3][4] He would eventually become editor of the Pottsville Emporium, a local paper, and later marry Isabelle Seitzinger in 1840. In 1845 he would join the bar before going on to be appointed District Attorney of Schuylkill County in 1850.[5]
Palmer would act as a Republican delegate for Pennsylvania to the Republican National Convention in both 1856 and 1860.[3]
Palmer would take a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1859 as a Republican.[2] He would eventually becoming Speaker of the Senate in 1860 and get reelected in 1861.[1][5][6]
While serving as the Speaker, Palmer would be selected by President Lincoln to serve as the United States' Minister Resident to the Argentine Confederation.[2][7] He would represent the United States to Argentina from 1861 to April 12, 1862.[4][8][9] On February 25, 1862, he would move the U.S. legation from Parana back to Buenos Aires, following the reunification of the country.[10]
Palmer died on April 26, 1862, off the coast of Brazil, aboard that was returning to the United States from Argentina. His body was buried at sea in the Atlantic Ocean.[3][11] He died leaving a widow and 6 children.[2][5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Fischer, Kirsten (2020-11-20). American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-9782-9.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Wiley, Samuel T.; Ruoff, Henry W. (Henry Woldmar) (1893). Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county. Cornell University Library. Philadelphia : Rush, West.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Palmer". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Drees, Charles William (1922). Americans in Argentina: A Record of Past & Present Activities of Americans in Argentina, Rodney to Riddle. Coni Press.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Robert Moffett Palmer". The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Carman, Harry James; Luthin, Reinhard Henry (1964). Lincoln and the Patronage. P. Smith. ISBN 978-0-8446-1101-3.
- ^ Year Book. Association of the Bar of the City of New York. 1912.
- ^ "Robert M. Palmer - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ Relations Between the United States and Argentina. United States Department of State. 1948.
- ^ "Argentina - Chiefs of Mission - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Obituary". The New York Times. 1862-06-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
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