Francis W. Palmer

For other people named Francis Palmer, see Francis Palmer (disambiguation).

Francis Wayland Palmer (October 11, 1827 – December 3, 1907) was an American politician, publisher, printer, editor and proprietor from New York, Iowa and Illinois.

Francis Wayland Palmer
5th and 7th Public Printer of the United States
In office 1897–1905
President	William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt
Preceded by	Thomas E. Benedict
Succeeded by	Charles A. Stillings
In office 1889–1894
President	Benjamin Harrison Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	Thomas E. Benedict
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Benedict
Postmaster of Chicago
In office 1877–1885
Appointed by	Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded by	John McArthur
Succeeded by	S. Corning Judd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 5th district
In office March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Preceded by	Grenville M. Dodge
Succeeded by	James Wilson
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Chautauqua County, 2nd district
In office January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1855
Preceded by	Jeremiah Ellsworth
Succeeded by	Smith Berry
Personal details
Born	(1827-10-11)October 11, 1827 North Manchester, Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 3, 1907(1907-12-03) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican

Early life and education

Born in North Manchester, Indiana, Palmer moved to Jamestown, New York with his parents as a child and learned the printing trade at the Jamestown Journal in 1841.

Career

Palmer became the owner of the newspaper in 1848 and was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chautauqua Co, 2nd D.) in 1854 and 1855. He sold the Jamestown Journal in 1858 and moved to Dubuque, Iowa the same year where he became editor and one of the proprietors of the Dubuque Times. Palmer served as Iowa state printer from 1861 to 1869, moved to Des Moines, Iowa in 1861 and was publisher and owner of the Iowa State Register. He was elected a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1873, not being a candidate for renomination in 1872. He moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1873 and purchased an interest in the Inter-Ocean, becoming its editor-in-chief. Palmer was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876, was appointed postmaster of Chicago by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, serving until 1885 and served as Public Printer of the United States from 1889 to 1894 and again from 1897 to 1905.

Personal life

Palmer died in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1907, and was interred in Graceland Cemetery in Chicago.

Palmer's grave

External links

• United States Congress. "Francis W. Palmer (id: P000038)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-05-12