George M. Palmer (born September 20, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from

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He was born on September 20, 1857, in Richmondville,

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, the son of James Palmer (died 1906). He attended the public schools, and graduated from the State Normal College in 1877. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882, and practiced law in Cobleskill. Palmer was a member of the

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(Schoharie Co.) in

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

and

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

; and was Minority Leader in 1899. He was again a member of the State Assembly in

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

and

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

; and was Minority Leader from 1902 to 1906. On July 14, 1906, he married Mary Corry. On October 2, 1906, he ran for re-nomination but, because of his opposition to William Randolph Hearst, Palmer was defeated at the Democratic county convention by

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. Palmer was again a member of the State Assembly in

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

; and was Minority Leader. At the

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, he ran on the Democratic ticket for New York Attorney General, but was defeated by Republican

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. On February 16, 1912, Palmer was elected as Chairman of the

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. On January 30, 1914, Palmer denied that he would step down as State Chairman. On February 19, he announced his resignation, to take effect on March 2 when

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should be elected as his successor. At the same time he stated that he expected to be appointed as Counsel to the New York State Workmen's Compensation Commission. The deal fell through when on August 13, 1914, Jeremiah F. Connor was appointed as Counsel.''NAME CONNOR, NOT PALMER''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Palmer, George M. 1857 births Year of death missing People from Cobleskill, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly People from Richmondville, New York