Acalus Lockwood Palmer

Acalus Lockwood Palmer, QC (August 28, 1820 – August 10, 1899) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and judge.

Palmer was born in Sackville, New Brunswick, to Philip Palmer and Sarah Ayer. He was educated in Sackville, studied law with Edward Barron Chandler and was admitted to the bar in 1846. In 1850, he married Martha Ann Welden. Palmer practiced law in Dorchester until 1867 when he moved to Saint John. In the same year, he became a Queen's Counsel. He ran unsuccessfully in Northumberland County for a seat in the provincial assembly before Confederation and again unsuccessfully for the City of St. John in 1870. Palmer was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada on October 12, 1872, to represent the riding of the City and County of St. John, New Brunswick and he was re-elected in 1874, but was defeated on September 17, 1878.

In 1879, he was named a judge of equity. Palmer also served as president for the New Brunswick bar association.

His brothers Rufus and Martin served in the New Brunswick assembly.

Electoral record

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 1 December 1873 On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	acclaimed

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,826	–	Y
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	2,261	–	Y
	Unknown	J.V. Ellis	1,561	–
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Isaac Burpee	2,686	–	Y
	Liberal	Charles Wesley Weldon	2,449	–	Y
	Unknown	George Edwin King	2,180	–
	Liberal	Acalus Lockwood Palmer	1,981	–

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Isaac Burpee	Member of Parliament for the City and County of St. John 1872–1878	Succeeded by Charles Wesley Weldon

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.