| William Palmer, Vermont’s eleventh
governor, was born on this day in 1781.
In his youth, he fell with an axe, permanently injuring one of
his hands. Palmer, unable to perform manual labor, took up law.
He moved to Danville and opened a practice.
He was active in Vermont politics, serving in a variety of posts
including governor. When Palmer became Vermont’s U.S. Senator,
he spawned controversy by voting for the Missouri Compromise Palmer,
torn because he opposed slavery, did believe that “squatter
sovereignty” was consistent with the Constitution.
Generous to a fault, Palmer died a poor man in Danville.
Historic image courtesy Vermont
Historical Society
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William Palmer was Vermont’s
11th governor, and was also a controversial U.S. Senator.
Palmer was a generous, charitable man, and died nearly penniless,
in Danville.
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