Linwood E. Palmer Jr.

Linwood E. Palmer Jr. was an American politician from Maine. A [Maine Maine Republican Party|Republican Party|Republican] from Nobleboro, he served six terms in the Maine Legislature, including 10 in the Maine House of Representatives and two in the Maine Senate.
During Palmer's last two terms in the Legislature, he served as House Minority Leader. In 1978, Palmer won the Republican nomination for governor, but lost the general election to Democratic State Senator Joseph E. Brennan of Portland.
Palmer attended Colby College, Andover Newton Theological School and the University of Maine.