Ambassador Robert Moffett Palmer | |
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United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 1861–1862 | |
Preceded by | John F. Cushman |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Kirk |
Pennsylvania State Senator | |
In office 1857–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Holly, New Jersey | December 14, 1820
Died | April 26, 1862 Atlantic Ocean | (aged 41)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Isabelle Seitzinger |
Children | 6 |
Robert Moffett Palmer (December 14, 1820 – April 26, 1862) was an American diplomat.
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. [3]
Palmer would take a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1859 as a Republican. [2] He would eventually becoming Speaker of the Senate in 1860 and get reelected in 1861. [1] [5] [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. [2] [7] He would represent the United States to Argentina from 1861 to April 12, 1862. [4] [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. [3] [11] He died leaving a widow and 6 children. [2] [5]
Ambassador Robert Moffett Palmer | |
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United States Ambassador to Argentina | |
In office 1861–1862 | |
Preceded by | John F. Cushman |
Succeeded by | Robert C. Kirk |
Pennsylvania State Senator | |
In office 1857–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mount Holly, New Jersey | December 14, 1820
Died | April 26, 1862 Atlantic Ocean | (aged 41)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Isabelle Seitzinger |
Children | 6 |
Robert Moffett Palmer (December 14, 1820 – April 26, 1862) was an American diplomat.
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. [3]
Palmer would take a seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1859 as a Republican. [2] He would eventually becoming Speaker of the Senate in 1860 and get reelected in 1861. [1] [5] [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. [2] [7] He would represent the United States to Argentina from 1861 to April 12, 1862. [4] [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. [3] [11] He died leaving a widow and 6 children. [2] [5]