E.P. Palmer

Edwin Pinkney Palmer

Full Name: Edwin Pinkney Palmer
Date of birth: September 24, 1885
Date of death: November 17, 1949

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 31 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Alto / Cherokee   Cherokee

Terms of Service top

House District 31
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Alto / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/10/1929, p. 10. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

  • Death notice, "Former Texas Solon Succumbs at Alto," 11/17/1949, p. 3. Bryan Eagle.
  • Edwin Pinkney Palmer, birth date 9/24/1885 in Alto, Texas; death date 11/17/1949 in Dallas, Dallas County; usual residence in Alto, Cherokee County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Edwin Pinkney Palmer, birth date 9/24/1885, death date 11/17/1949, burial in Alto City Cemetery, Alto, Cherokee County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Edwin Pinkney Palmer, "Palmer Rites Held Friday Afternoon," Alto Herald, 11/24/1949, p. 1, crediting the Stella Hill Memorial Library. In 1929, "ran and was elected as Cherokee's representative in the lower house of the legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 41st Legislature (1929) - E.P. Palmer, postoffice Alto, nativity Texas, age 43, farmer and stockman. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. E.P. Palmer, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929
Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair) 
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
School Districts  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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