Henry L. Palmer

For the 19th century Wisconsin surgeon, see Henry Palmer (surgeon). For others of the same name, see Henry Palmer (disambiguation).
Henry L. Palmer
6th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byJames McMillan Shafter
Succeeded byFrederick W. Horn
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 5th district
In office
March 20, 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded byJackson Hadley
Succeeded byWilliam Pitt Lynde
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 7th district
In office
January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byWinfield Smith
Succeeded byFrancis H. West
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 1st district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 5, 1863
Preceded byRobert Haney
Succeeded byJohn Sharpstein
In office
January 2, 1860 – January 7, 1861
Preceded byEdwin Palmer
Succeeded byRobert Haney
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Milwaukee 6th district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byValentine Knoll
Succeeded byEdward O'Neill
Personal details
Born
Henry Lynde Palmer

(1819-10-18)October 18, 1819
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1909(1909-05-06) (aged 89)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Mary Loveland
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(m. 1843; died 1854)​
Mary Jane Hayes
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(m. 1857⁠–⁠1909)​
Children
  • with Mary Loveland
  • Jessie (Kasson)
  • (b. 1844; died 1909)
  • Horace Loveland Palmer
  • (b. 1849; died 1889)
  • Frank T. Palmer
  • (b. 1853; died 1898)
  • with Mary Jane Hayes
  • Grace Palmer
  • (b. 1860)
  • Charles Harvey Palmer
  • (b. 1865; died 1954)
  • Mary Palmer
  • (b. 1866)
  • Gertrude Palmer
  • (b. 1872; died 1872)
Parents
  • Thaddeus Palmer (father)
  • Martha (Tracy) Palmer (mother)
Professionlawyer, politician

Henry Lynde "Harry" Palmer (October 18, 1819 – May 6, 1909) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was the 6th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, where he was a member for four terms. He also served in the Wisconsin State Senate for two sessions, representing Milwaukee County, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin in the 1863 election.