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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.


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* 1828 births 1873 deaths 19th-century 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