Abraham J. Palmer
Abraham John Palmer (1847 - April 17, 1922) was an American physician, Methodist minister and politician from New York.
Life
Palmer was elected in November 1912 as a Progressive with Republican endorsement to the New York State Senate (27th D.), and was a member of the 136th and 137th New York State Legislatures in 1913 and 1914.[1] In April, 1913, he introduced a bill in the New York Legislature to repeal public utility franchises of all types after a term of twenty-five years.[2] In February 1914, he announced that he would not vote with the Progressives anymore, after a combination of Democratic and Progressive legislators had elected Homer D. Call as State Treasurer. He died on April 17, 1922.[3]
References
- ↑ "Third Party Runs Third In Ulster". New York Times. October 23, 1912. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
Dr. Abraham J. Palmer, who was nominated for the State Senate by the Progressives, and afterward endorsed by the Republicans ...
- ↑ Electrical World. 1914.
A bill introduced in the New York Legislature by Senator A. J. Palmer, of Ulster, and Assemblyman S. Sufrin, of New York City, Progressives, limits the grant of fixed-period public-utility franchises to twenty-five years and of indeterminate permits to a maximum of fifty years. It also provides for the repeal of abandoned franchises and recovery of control of unlimited or perpetual franchises heretofore granted.
- ↑ "Dr. Abraham J. Palmer". New York Times. April 19, 1922. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
Dr. Abraham J. Palmer, widely known as a lecturer and Methodist minister, died suddenly Monday night at his home, ...
| New York State Senate | ||
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| Preceded by William P. Fiero |
New York State Senate 27th District 1913–1914 |
Succeeded by Charles W. Walton |