John William Palmer

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John William Palmer (born August 20, 1866 in Macks Creek , Camden County , Missouri , †  November 3, 1958 in Sedalia , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1931 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Palmer attended the public schools of his home country and then taught in Hickory County himself as a teacher. In 1888 he went into the pharmacy business; later he was in general trade in Climax Springs between 1891 and 1909 . In the meantime he studied medicine in the years 1894 and 1895 at the University Medical College in Kansas City . After his admission as a doctor, he practiced in this profession between 1895 and 1908 in Climax Springs. At the same time studied at the Palmer Lincoln Jefferson University in Hammond ( Indiana ) Jura. After being admitted to the bar in 1897, he also worked in this profession in Climax Springs.

In addition to his work as a doctor and lawyer, Palmer began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1898 and 1902 he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives ; In 1904 he ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate . In 1909 he moved to Linn Creek , where he was prosecutor in Camden County from 1909 to 1915. In 1915 he moved to Sedalia, where he practiced as a lawyer. In the 1928 congressional election , Palmer was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Samuel C. Major on March 4, 1929 . Since he lost to Major in 1930, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1931 . During this time the beginning of the world economic crisis fell .

In 1931, Palmer ran unsuccessfully in the congressional by-election that became necessary after the death of Samuel Major. A candidacy in the regular elections of 1932 was equally unsuccessful . Then he withdrew from politics. In the following years Palmer worked as a lawyer. He died on November 3, 1958 at the age of 92 in Sedalia, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME Palmer, John William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 20, 1866
PLACE OF BIRTH at Macks Creek , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH 3rd November 1958
Place of death Sedalia , Missouri