Irish-Canadian 
| Type of record Elected candidate ✓ Known but unelected candidate Perennial candidate |
Deceased A Father of Confederation |
Performance None |
| Birth | 1 September 1809 → 214 years + 8 months ago |
| Lived | 80 years + 2 months |
| Death | 3 November 1889 → 134 years + 6 months ago |
| Conferences | Confederation conferences attended representing Prince Edward Island: ✓ Charlottetown (September 1864) ✓ Québec (October 1864) ✗ London (December 1866) |
| Special notes | ||
| Palmer was premier of Prince Edward Island from 1859 to 1863. |
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Edward Palmer (1809–1889) © Photo  v. 1860 — Public domain |
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| Family tie with other documented individual | ||
| None |
| Pre-Conf. | Prince Edward Island (1835–1873) |
| Canadian Senate | ✗ |
| Legis. Council | ✗ |
| ✗ | |
| Deputy Minister | ✗ |
| Auto. Region | ✗ |
| Mayor/Reeve | ✗ |
| Mun./Co. Council | ✗ |
| School Board | ✗ |
| Blank/Vide | ✗ |
| Race | 0 | |
| Path point | 0 |
| Documented challenger | |
| n/a |
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| Bilingual references are counted as a single reference. | Retrieved on | |
| EN | Dictionary of Canadian Biography Palmer, Edward |
16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Dictionnaire biographique du Canada Palmer, Edward |
16 Mar 2024 |
| EN | Wikipedia Edward Palmer (Canadian politician) |
16 Mar 2024 |
| FR | Wikipédia Edward Palmer (homme politique) |
16 Mar 2024 |