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 PALMER

PALMER

Westminster college, Fulton, Mo., in 1870. He published several addrossps and pamphlets, and is the author of: The Life and Letters of Rev. James Henley TJiornwell, D.D., LL.D. (187')); Sermons (3 vols., 1875-76); TJie Familij in its Civil and Churchhj Aspects (1870); Formation of C/taracfer (1889); The Broken Home (ISdO); Tlie- ology of Pi-a yer ( 1 894 ); Tli ree-foh I Fellotrsh ip ( 1 902). He died in New Orleans. L;i.. May 28, 1902.

PALMER, Bertha Honor^, was born in Lou- isville, Ky.; daughter of Henry H. and Eliza (Carr) Honore. She was graduated from the Convent of the Visitation in Georgetown, Ky.; was married in 1871 to Potter Palmer (q.v.), a merchant of Chicago, III., and became the social leader of that city. She was associated with many charitable organizations and clubs, and in 1891 was elected president of the board of lady managers of the World's Columbian exposition, and visited Europe in order to interest foreign governments in the fair. She was appointed by President McKinley the only woman member of the National commission for the Paris exposition of 1900, and was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1891.

PALMER, Erastus Dow, sculptor, was box-n in Pomi^ey, N.Y., April 2, 1817; son of Erastus Dow and Laurinda (Ball) Palmer, and grandson of Uriah C. and Diantha (Dow) Palmer and of Jonathan and Lydia (Eastman) Ball. He re- ceived a limited education and engaged as a car- penter until 1846, when he took up the engraving of cameo portraits. In 1851 he exhibited a mar- ble bust of the " Infant Ceres " at the Academj' of Design. He settled in Albany, N.Y., and de- voted himself to sculpture. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Union college in 1873. Among his bas-reliefs are: Night, Morning, Faith, The SpiriVs Flight, Mercy, Sa})- pho. Peace in Bondage, and among his statues are: Uie Indian Girl (1856), in the Metropoli- tan Museum, N.Y.; The White Captive (1858); The Sleeping Peri; The Little Peasant, and a mon- ument, The Angel at the Sepulchre (1868). He also executed many ideal busts, notably: Resig- nation, Spring, June and lite Infant Flora; and portrait busts of Alexander Hamilton, Commo- dore Perry, Edwin D. Morgan, Washington Irv- ing, Moses Taylor and Dr. James H. Armsby. A large group of sixteen figures, entitled '-The Landing of the Pilgrims "(1857)designed to occu- py a pediment in the capitol at Washington, was refused, but his statue of Robert R. Liv- ingston, modeled in 1873, received a gold medal at Philadelphia, 1876, and was placed in Statu- ary Hall by the state of New York.

PALMER, Francis Asbury, educationist, was born at Bedford, N.Y., Nov. 26, 1812; son of Lewis and Mary Palmer. He was graduated at

Bedford academy; was married, Oct. 31, 1834, to Susannah Shelden, who died childless. He was founder and president of the National Broadway bank (1849-1901); president of the Broadway Sa- vings bank; chamberlain of New York city, 1871-72; gave $10,000 to build a home for aged ministers at Castile, N. Y.; founded the chair of Christian ethics at Antioch college, Ohio, with $50,000; gave $20,000 to Palmer Christian college, Legrand, Iowa, in 1807 and $30,000 by his will; $100,000 toward founding Palmer university, Municie, Ind.,of which Dr. L. B. McQuinne}' was made chancellor; founded the Orphan Home, Lake Mount, N.Y.; left by will, among other bequests, $5000 to Hamilton college; $30,000 to Elton col- lege, N.C.; $30,000 to Union Christian college, Ind., and $500,000 to the Francis Asbury Palmer Fund. He died in New York city, Nov. 2, 1902.

PALMER, Frank Wayland, representative, was born in Manchester, Ind.. Oct. 11, 1827; son of Zacheus Marshall and Selina (Strong) Palmer. His parents removed to Jamestown, N.Y., during his early boyhood, and in 1841 he was appren- ticed to the Jamestown Journal. He worked one year as journeyman in New York city, and was joint and sole proprietor of the Jamestown Jour- nal, 1848-58. He was a member of the state assembly for two terms, and in 1858 removed to Dubuque, Iowa, where he became editor and one of the proprietors of the Times. In 1861 he was elected state printer and served as such eight years, taking up his residence during the same year in Des Moines, where he purchased the loica State Register, weekly, and soon after issued the paper daily. In 1868 he sold the paper, but re- tained its editorship. He was a representative from the fifth district of Iowa in the 41st and 42d congresses, 1869-73; removed to Chicago in 1873 and purchased one-third interest in the Inter- Ocean, and was editor-in-chief, 1873-76. He was one of the commissioners appointed by President Grant to report upon the most equitable mode for adjusting compensation for railway postal service, and in 1877 was appointed postmaster of Chicago. He was re-appointed by President Hayes in March, 1877, and by President Arthur in 1881, serving, 1877-85. In 1897 he was ap- pointed by President McKinley public printer in the government printing office and was retained by President Roosevelt.

PALMER, George Herbert, educator, was born in Boston, Mass., March 19, 1842; son of Julius Auboynean and Lucy (Peabody) Palmer, and grandson of Thomas Palmer and of Jacob Peabody. He was graduated at Harvard. A.B., 1864, A.M., 1867; studied in the University of Tubingen, 1867-69, and was graduated at Andover Theological seminary in 1870. He was married in 1871 to Ellen Margaret Wellman of Brookline,