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Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818–1902) was a Reformed theologian and Presbyterian minister in the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) who served as Moderator of the first General Assembly of the PCUS Southern Presbyterian Church in 1861.

Life

Palmer was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1818 and became a minister in the Southern Presbyterian church. He served in Georgia (1841-42), South Carolina (1843-55) and New Orleans (1856-1902). He received his Doctor of Divinity degree in 1852.

The PCUS was formed by secession from the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in 1861 as a result of the American Civil War. Dr Palmer was appointed Moderator of its first General Assembly in 1861.

He died in 1902 after an accident in New Orleans.

Publications

  • 1875 The Life and Letters of James Henley Thornwell, B.M. Palmer.
  • 1894 The Theology of Prayer, B.M. Palmer.
  • 1906 The Life and Letters of Benjamin Morgan Palmer by T.C. Johnson.
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