Acalus Lockwood Palmer
Acalus Lockwood Palmer, and judge.
Palmer was born in
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
| By-election on 1 December 1873
On Mr. Burpee being appointed Minister of Customs, 7 November 1873 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | acclaimed | |||
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| 1874 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,826 | – | 
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| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 2,261 | – |
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| Unknown | J.V. Ellis | 1,561 | – | |||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: City and County of St. John | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Isaac Burpee | 2,686 | – |
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| Liberal | Charles Wesley Weldon | 2,449 | – |
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| Unknown | George Edwin King | 2,180 | – | |||||
| Liberal | Acalus Lockwood Palmer | 1,981 | – | |||||