Beriah Palmer (1740 inBristol County, Massachusetts – May 20, 1812 inBallston Spa, New York) was aUnited States representative fromNew York.

In 1769 he moved toCornwall,Orange County. He studied law, was admitted to thebar and practiced in New York. He engaged in surveying and farming nearBurnt Hills inSaratoga County, and in 1774 moved toBallston Spa.

He served in theTwelfth Regiment of the New Yorkmilitia during theRevolutionary War.^[1] He then served asassessor in 1779, commissioner of roads, district of Ballston, in 1780, 1783, and 1784, and served aspostmaster in 1784. He was a member of thecommittee of safety ofAlbany County, and supervisor of Saratoga County in 1790, 1791, and 1799. He was moderator of the firstboard of supervisors of Saratoga County in 1791, and was appointed judge of theCourt of Common Pleas in 1791. He was a member of theNew York State Assembly from 1792 to 1795, and was a delegate to theNew York constitutional convention in 1801.

Palmer was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theEighth Congress, holding office from March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805. He wassurrogate of Saratoga County from 1808 to 1812 and in the latter year died inBallston Spa and was interred in the Village Cemetery.

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