Robert Moffett Palmer Explained

Robert Moffett Palmer
Ambassador From:United States
Country:Argentina
Termstart:1861
Termend:1862
Predecessor:John F. Cushman
Successor:Robert C. Kirk
Party:Republican
Death Place:Atlantic Ocean
Birth Place:Mount Holly, New Jersey
Office2:Pennsylvania State Senator
Termstart2:1857
Termend2:1861
Birth Date:14 December 1820
Spouse:Isabelle Seitzinger
Children:6
Honorific Prefix:Ambassador

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.

Palmer would take a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1859 as a Republican. He would eventually becoming Speaker of the Senate in 1860 and get reelected in 1861.[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.[7] He would represent the United States to Argentina from 1861 to April 12, 1862.[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 a ship that was returning to the United States from Argentina. His body was buried at sea in the Atlantic Ocean.[11] He died leaving a widow and 6 children.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fischer, Kirsten. American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation. 2020-11-20. University of Pennsylvania Press. 978-0-8122-9782-9. en. 2021-11-19. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171409/https://books.google.com/books?id=2uMKEAAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+M.+Palmer%22#v=snippet&q=%22Robert%20M.%20Palmer%22&f=false. live.
  2. Book: Wiley. Samuel T.. Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania : comprising a historical sketch of the county. Ruoff. Henry W. (Henry Woldmar). 1893. Philadelphia : Rush, West. Cornell University Library.
  3. Web site: Kestenbaum. Lawrence. The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Palmer. 2021-05-25. politicalgraveyard.com. 2021-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517010946/https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer.html. live.
  4. Book: Drees, Charles William. Americans in Argentina: A Record of Past & Present Activities of Americans in Argentina, Rodney to Riddle. 1922. Coni Press. en. 2021-11-19. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171409/https://books.google.com/books?id=6pU3AQAAMAAJ&q=%22Robert+M.+Palmer%22#v=snippet&q=%22Robert%20M.%20Palmer%22&f=false. live.
  5. Web site: Robert Moffett Palmer. 2021-05-27. The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.. English. 2021-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412005829/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/bioshistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=5153&body=S. live.
  6. Book: Carman. Harry James. Lincoln and the Patronage. Luthin. Reinhard Henry. Reinhard H. Luthin. 1964. P. Smith. 978-0-8446-1101-3. en. 2021-11-19. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171409/https://books.google.com/books?id=VS0dAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Robert+M.+Palmer%22+argentina. live.
  7. Book: Year Book. Association of the Bar of the City of New York. 1912. en. 2021-11-19. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171409/https://books.google.com/books?id=f_vwAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Robert+M.+Palmer%22+argentina&pg=PA185#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20M.%20Palmer%22%20argentina&f=false. live.
  8. Web site: Robert M. Palmer – People – Department History – Office of the Historian. 2021-05-10. history.state.gov. 2021-05-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510212852/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/palmer-robert-m. live.
  9. Book: Relations Between the United States and Argentina. United States Department of State. 1948. en. 2021-11-19. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171410/https://books.google.com/books?id=5NJIAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Robert+M.+Palmer%22#v=snippet&q=%22Robert%20M.%20Palmer%22&f=false. live.
  10. Web site: Argentina – Chiefs of Mission – People – Department History – Office of the Historian. 2021-05-27. history.state.gov. 2021-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210512184750/https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/chiefsofmission/argentina. live.
  11. News: 1862-06-15. Obituary.. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-05-25. 0362-4331. 2023-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20231212171410/https://www.nytimes.com/1862/06/15/archives/obituary.html. live.

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