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Historic Interview: Edward Palmer

Background Information: The Father of Confederation that I have chosen to research on is Edward Palmer. Edward Palmer was born on September 1, 1809 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Edward Palmer was 80, when he died on November 3, 1889. His father, James Bardin Palmer was a lawyer, when he came to P.E.I., who was married to Millicent Jones. Edward Palmer had 11 siblings, 3 of which became lawyers including Edward Palmer. Edward Palmer completed his education in Alexander Brown’s grammar school. He later studied law in his father’s office. He worked as a land agent, judge, land proprietor, but he was mainly known for a lawyer and a Canadian Politician. Edward Palmer played the leading role in both the political and judicial life of Prince Edward Island. Importance: He was an important person because he had strong views when it came to politics. He was one of the leading Conservative party member and in 1849 he became the leader of the Tories. The tories were mainly Loyalists, which were loyal to the British Crown. After the union between P.E.I. and Canada, he became the Queen’s County judge. As a county judge he was also a head of the civil defense situations. Palmer was a defender of property, and became a leading Tory spokesman (someone who makes statements) in an Assembly. Palmer actually was against the “Better Terms” sent by Canada. The Better Terms was a policy sent by Canada. Accomplishments: Edward Palmer had a lot of accomplishments. One of them was that he helped the Conservative party to a second victory. In 1859 he was chosen to be Premier of P.E.I. Later on he became Chief Justice of P.E.I. and he held that title until his death in 1889. Sources: http://www.canadahistory.com/sections... http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/palmer... https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.c... https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/c... https://prezi.com/dp9smt_es4h1/edward...