Famous People with Name Palmer

Palmer Taylor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Palmer Taylor: is a Canadian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's halfpipe competition.

Palmer Wapau            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Palmer Wapau: is a Rugby League player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He is a Five-Eighth/Second Rower/Prop. A talented forward, Palmer showed his skill by playing five-eighth in the Queensland Cup in 2007 where a bad ankle injury hampered his N

Alice Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alice Palmer: is a former Democratic State Senator from Illinois, representing the state's 13th District.[1] Dr. Palmer was the founding executive director of Chicago Cities in Schools and creator and founding director of the Chicago Metropolitan YMCA Youth and Governm

Thomas Witherell Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Witherell Palmer: was a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. He is considered to be one of the most significant figures in the history of Detroit, Michigan.He served on the first board of directors and as the first president for the Michigan Society for the Prevention

Acalus Lockwood Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Acalus Lockwood Palmer: was a Canadian politician, lawyer and judge.Palmer was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada on October 12, 1872 to represent the riding of the City and County of St. John, New Brunswick and he was re-elected in 1874. He was defeated on September 17, 1878.

Martin Bent Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Bent Palmer: was a lawyer, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Albert County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1873 to 1874.

H. James Palmer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

H. James Palmer: was the 11th Premier of Prince Edward Island and the son of former colonial Premier Edward Palmer. He was called to the bar in 1876 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1878. Palmer entered the provincial legislature as a Liberal upon winning a seat in the election of 1900. He served as Attorney-General at various times except between 1904 and 1908 when he was out of office. In May 1911 he became premier when Francis Longworth Haszard was appointed to the Supreme Court of the province. At the time, members of the legislature were required to resign their seats and run for re-election in a by-election. Palmer did so but was defeated in the December by-election. He resigned as premier and returned to his law practice. The loss of Palmer's seat also caused the Liberal government to lose their majority in the legislature and the lieutenant governor asked the leader of the opposition, John A. Mathieson, to form a new government.