Henry Palmer (surgeon)

Henry Palmer
Surgeon General of Wisconsin
In office
January 14, 1880 – January 5, 1891
GovernorWilliam E. Smith
Jeremiah McLain Rusk
William D. Hoard
Preceded byErastus B. Wolcott
Succeeded byNicholas Senn
12th Mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin
In office
April 1866 – April 1868
Preceded byJohn Mitchell
Succeeded byAlfred A. Jackson
Personal details
Born(1827-07-30)July 30, 1827
New Hartford, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 1895(1895-06-15) (aged 67)
Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeOak Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin
SpouseEdna Almira Hoyt (died 1910)
Children
  • Clara Leclair (Felton)
  • (b. 1855; died 1883)
  • William Henry Palmer
  • (b. 1860; died 1939)
  • Eloise (Mouat)
  • (b. 1872; died 1945)
Alma materAlbany Medical College
OccupationPhysician, surgeon
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankSurgeon
Brevet Lt. Colonel, USV
Unit7th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Henry Palmer (July 30, 1827 – June 15, 1895) was an American physician and educator. He served as a Union Army surgeon in the American Civil War, and later became Surgeon General of the state of Wisconsin. He was also the 12th mayor of Janesville, Wisconsin, and was professor of surgery at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago.