The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-08
WAS LONG PROMINENT
IN VERMONT AFFAIRS
Edwin r. Palmer of Waterbury, Who
Died To-day, Was Formerly State
Superintendent of Educa-
catjon

| Waterbury. Oct. S.--Edwin f. Palmer
| long prominent citizen of this towr
and former state superintendent oi
education. passed away at the state
| hospital this morning ut Q o'clock OF all
ments incident TO advanced age and ait
e, decline covering about five years.
Mr.. Palmer was a native of Waits.
field, having been born Jan %. 1896, the
son OF Aaron and Sarah tThayer Pal
mer. His father was farmer residing
at Waitsteld Common. and the grand
father OF the subject of this sketch was
one of the earliest inhabitants of the
town of Waitsfeld giving the name to
that section of the town known as Pal
mer hill. There were II children in the
family and of that number four attended
Dartmouth college. But one OF the ! l
nov survives, he being 0rman c. Palmer,
formerly prominent educator in the
West, hut now retired and living al
Yakima, Wash.
Edwin Palmer attended the fitting
school at Mortified and in the fall Of
1855 entered Dartmouth college He was
graduated from college in 1862 and soon
afterwards enlisted in the Union army
for the Civil war He was raised to
the rank Of lieutenant in Co, b, 18Th
Vermont regiment, Vermont volunteers.
In 1884 he began the study OF law in
the Office OF Governor Paul Dillingham;
in Waterbury and after being admitted
to the bar settled in Waterbury for the
practice OF his profession. He continued
that practice until five years ago when
he retired from active occupation H.
had risen 10 high place in the legal
profession in Vermont and was very sue.
cessful. having been concerned in the
trial of some important cases in the his.
tory OF Vermont law.
Mr.. Palmer's ability was frequently
recognized by his townspeople as well
as by those in wider circle He rem
the town OF Waterbury in the
legislature Of 1850 and again in 1855.
From 1850 10 lssS also be- was the 10.
porter Of the Vermont supreme court.
turing which period Of service he pub.
ished eight volumes OF state reports.
In the year 1855 his ability was recoc
lized hy election as state superintendent 4
y education and in 1890 he was again I
,onored by the same Office. Willie hold 1
ne that position Mr. Palmer entered I
nto exhaustive research work in the in 4
erests Of Nermont's educational system. /
md be was prominent speaker. 4
throughout the state on educational 1
matters. Along With other activities
ir. Palmer found time to write aud pub.
.sh volume entitled camp Life by 4
olunteer the subject matter covering
much Of the writers experience in the
ivl War and the book finding ready \
eception IN many places
His marriage 20 Addie ID. Hartshorn
Guildhall occurred on June IS. ls65.
nd seven children were born 10 them.
whom four survive. together with she
ife he four children are: Edwin r.
almer ir- ~ Waterbury. Robert ". \
almer ~ Camhridge Mass John n \
almcr of Dorchester. Mass. and Charles
Palmer ~ Woodstock. " nj Three .
aughiers died some wears ago There .
n also two grandchildren. Annie noro.
~ and Eta liuntley Palmer of this
YWn
~ Palmer vas member 81 the oa ,
.egatioual church and OF DILLINGHAM; )
lst - a o. 81 Natcrlmfy Althau.f y
b. funeral arrangements have not fern
.mpietei g i thought that the sertira /,
ill - hrid from his late home - mon :
nrFt ~undar