James George Palmer
{{short description|American politician and lawyer (1875–1952)}}
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| office = Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana
| term_start = November 10, 1930
| term_end = January 23, 1932
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| birth_place = Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|1952|1|29|76}}
| death_place = Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
| resting_place = Forest Park Cemetery
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James George Palmer (November 27, 1875{{citation needed |date=February 2024}} – January 29, 1952) was an American lawyer, judge, and politician. He served as mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana, from 1930 to 1932.
Early life
James George Palmer{{citation needed |date=February 2024 |reason=middle name}} was born in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana,{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-judges-james-g-p/142348543/ |title=Judge James G. Palmer |date=1952-01-31 |newspaper=The Shreveport Journal |page=32 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-02-28}}{{Open access}} to Mary Frances (née Monk) and W. H. Palmer.{{citation needed |date=February 2024}} He was admitted to the bar in March 1901, in New Orleans.{{citation needed |date=February 2024}}
Career
Palmer began practicing law around 1902 in Leesville. In Leesville, he was a member and served as superintendent of education of Vernon Parish School Board. He moved from Leesville to Shreveport in February 1914.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-mrs-j-g-palmer/142350094/ |title=Mrs. J. G. Palmer Dies Here at 74 |date=1957-05-06 |newspaper=The Shreveport Journal |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-02-29}}{{Open access}} In 1921, he was elected to represent Caddo Parish in the Louisiana state constitutional convention.
In 1908, he was elected district attorney of the 12th Judicial District (later the 11th judicial district) and, in 1912, was elected judge of that judicial district.{{citation needed |date=February 2024 |reason=dates}} He was mayor of Shreveport from November 10, 1930, to January 23, 1932. He resigned as mayor to accept an interim appointment from Governor Huey P. Long to the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal. He became assistant attorney general under attorney general Bolivar E. Kemp and served in that role until his death.
Personal life
Palmer married Genevieve Stone, daughter of Thomas Marshall Stone, in January 1906. They had a son, James, who died in infancy. Their three surviving children were Albert Stone Palmer, Emily Francis Palmer and Virginia Palmer.{{citation needed |date=February 2024 |reason=names of children}}
Palmer died on January 29, 1952, aged 76, at his home at 416 Egan Street in Shreveport. He was buried at Forest Park Cemetery.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-judge-j-g-palme/142349335/ |title=Judge J. G. Palmer Rites Here Today |date=1952-01-30 |newspaper=The Shreveport Journal |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-02-28}}{{Open access}}
References
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External links
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Category:People from Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Category:People from Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Category:Mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana
Category:Louisiana state court judges
Category:20th-century American lawyers