Bascom H. Palmer

Bascom Headon Palmer Sr. (? - April 2, 1916) was a state legislator and judge in Florida.[1] He was a Democrat and represented Columbia County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives He then represented the 14th District in the Florida Senate from 1895 to 1901.[2] In 1901 he was appointed a judge.[1]

He had two sons.[3]

His namesake was a doctor in the military.[4] He became a prominent ophthalmologist.[5] The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is named for him.

References

  1. ^ a b Denham, James M.; Brown, Canter (November 28, 2003). Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams. Univ of South Carolina Press. ISBN 9781570035128 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ https://www.floridamemory.com/fmp/territorial-legislative/PeopleOfLawmaking.pdf
  3. ^ Published letter from his son The Siler City Grit (Siler City, North Carolina) 10 Apr 1919, Thursday, page 3 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67586200/bascom-headon-palmer/photo
  4. ^ "JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association". 1917.
  5. ^ "Year Book". 1953.


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