Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 6
Gender: Male
Age at election: 42
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/25/1878
City: Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Country: United States
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Number of Children: 0
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Education:
He attended the public schools and business and technical colleges.
Biographical Sketch:
Of Scotch and American parentage. He followed different occupations until 1899 when he came to Detroit, as a soap maker, which trade he had learned when a boy. In 1900 he entered the newspaper business with the Detroit Journal. He has been connected with various newspapers in Detroit and Cleveland, and as editor of several magazines, and also was a sales agent for coal mining companies and also engaged in publicity writing. He is a member of Corinthian Lodge, F. & A. M., past high priest of King Cyrus Chapter, R.A.M.; past master of Monroe Council, R. & S. M., and a member of several clubs and of the Board of Commerce. He is the author of he uniform fraffic law of 1923 and of laws to protect investors. In 1926 he introduced the bill creating a commission to revise the criminal procedure laws and took part in the drafting of the Code of Criminal Court Procedure, passed by the 1927 legislature.
According to House Resolution No. 6, 1932 House Journal, p. 13 he had died. No date or place of death given.
Notable Facts:
Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1926, November 6, 1928, by a plurality of 95,822, and was re-elected November 4, 1930. Mr. Palmer was speaker pro tem. of the 1927-1928 legislature.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, Boys' Vocational School, Conservation, Public Utilities
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Township of Gratiot, Grosse Point, and Detroit city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Aeronautics; and Boys' Vocational School
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, Boys' Vocational School, Conservation, Geological Survey , Military Affairs
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Township of Gratiot, Gross Point, and Detroit City
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Military Affairs;
Committees Served On: Aeronautics, City Corporations , Rules and Joint Rules , Western State Normal School
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Western State Normal School
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Liquor Traffic , State Industrial Home for Girls , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Detroit city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1929, P. 703; Manual 1931, P. 673-674; Manual 1927, p. 657; Manual 1925, p. 611-612; Manual 1923, p. 749;
