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Representative John Palmer View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 1/1/1895
Birth Place: Ohio
Party Affiliation: Republican
Assemblies Served:
House: 16 (1876)
Home County: Butler
John Palmer
Butler County
Born in 1820 in Ohio. Came to Iowa from Ohio in 1849 locating in Linn County. He purchased the newspaper called "The Stiletto". In the spring of 1866 he sold it to his son who removed it to Shell Rock. Mr. Palmer trained as a millwright. He was the first judge from Butler county.
Sources:
House District 67
Committees
16th GA (1876)
Legislation Sponsored
16th GA (1876)