John McAuley Palmer
Born: September 13, 1817
Birthplace: Eagle Creek, Kentucky
Father: Louis D. Palmer 1781 – 1869
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Litchfield, Illinois)
Mother: Ann H. Tutt 1790 –
Wife: Malinda Ann Neeley 1828 – 1885
(Buried: Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Illinois)
Wife: Hannah M. Lamb 1838 – 1927
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Children:
John Mayo Palmer 1848 – 1903
(Buried: Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Illinois)
Margaret E. Palmer Jayne 1854 – 1903
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Harriet Malinda Palmer Crabbe 1857 – 1948
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Jessie Palmer Weber 1863 – 1926
(Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois)
Louis J. Palmer 1865 – 1901
(Buried: Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Illinois)
Education:
Attended Alton College
Occupation before War:
1835 – 1838: School Teacher and Clocks Peddler
1839 – 1861: Attorney in Carlinville, Illinois
1843: Probate Judge in Macoupin County, Illinois
1847: Probate Judge in Macoupin County, Illinois
1847: Member of Illinois State Constitutional Convention
1849 – 1852: Judge of Macoupin County, Illinois Court
1852 – 1854: Illinois State Senator
1856: Illinois State Senator
1859: Unsuccessful Candidate for United States Congress
1860: Republican Party Presidential Elector
Civil War Career:
1861: Member of Washington, D.C. Peace Conference
1861: Colonel of 14th Illinois Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army, Volunteers
1862: Served in the Battle of Island No. 10
1862 – 1866: Major General, Union Army Volunteers
1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River
1863: Served in the Battle of Chickamuga, Georgia
1863: Corps Commander during Chattanooga Campaign
Military Governor for Kentucky
Occupation after War:
1869 – 1873: Governor of Illinois
1888: Unsuccessful Candidate for Governor of Illinois
1891 – 1897: United States Senator from Illinois
1893 – 1895: Senate Chairman of Pensions Committee
1896: Unsuccessful Gold Democratic Presidential Candidate
1897 – 1900: Attorney in Springfield, Illinois
Died: September 25, 1900
Place of Death: Springfield, Illinois
Cause of Death: Bad Health
Age at time of Death: 83 years old
Burial Place: Carlinville City Cemetery, Carlinville, Illinois
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