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♂ Acalus L. Palmer
aliasAcalus L. Palmer
Record
47697 · 5107

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
New Brunswick 0 2 2
Total 2 3 5
Birth 28 August 1820 → 203 years + 8 months ago
Lived 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
Death 10 August 1899 → 124 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Martin B. Palmer (1812–1893) Brother  
⊖ Rufus Palmer (1828–1873) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
14 documented challengers
⊖ Aaron Alward  m 
⊖ Isaac Burpee  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ John V. Ellis  m 
⊖ William H.A. Keans  m 
⊖ Amand Landry  m 
⊖ Albert J. Smith  m 
⊖ William Wedderburn  m 
 		 ⊖ Bliss Botsford  m 
⊖ William Elder  m 
⊖ William J. Gilbert  m 
⊖ George E. King  m 
⊖ Angus McQueen  m 
⊖ James Steadman  m 
⊖ Charles W. Weldon  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,641 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
5 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35652(F) — 14 Jun 2023 22:49 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
45
CONS
 5/8 1,419 44.91% -317 Winner:
IND
 1,736 54.94% Amand Landry
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,245 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
22		 New Brunswick
30 June 1870
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 31978(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:08 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 3/5 844 39.76% -135 Winner:
IND
 979 46.11% William Wedderburn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,710 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18482(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 2/4 2,204 57.17% +433 Loser:
LIB
 1,771 45.94% William Elder
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 53
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 5,592 Votes: 6,648 Participation: 59.44% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18714(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 2/3 2,261 68.02% +700 Loser:
LIB
 1,561 46.96% John V. Ellis

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,979 Votes: 9,388 Participation: 78.51% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19000(F) — 21 Jan 2022 13:07 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 4/4 1,981 42.20% -468 Winner:
LIB
 2,449 52.17% Charles W. Weldon

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Acalus Lockwood Palmer, M.P.		 28 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Acalus Lockwood Palmer, député		 28 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Acalus Lockwood Palmer		 28 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Acalus Lockwood Palmer		 28 Aug 2023

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