The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-26

SPRINGFIELD Sept. 25.-Geu. John NJ
Palmer. ex-Cnited States senator from
Illinois, died at his residence In this city
at s a. m. from heart failure. He was
about 81 years OF age
Gen. Palmer was an honorary pail
bearer at Gen. Clernand's funeral last
Saturday. Last night he was on the
street viewing the state fair illuminations
until n late hour, apparently In good
health. He had complained yesterday.
however. Of a pain in his chest He
this morning Mrs. Palmer called a ply
stefan. who did not think the generals
condition alarming The general awoke
about Z, still complaining, He talked to
his wife for q short time, then fell asleep
and expired soon after.
John Mccauley Palmer was born. at
Eagle creek, Scott county, kentucky. Sep
TENDER 49, 1877 His father was soldier
in the war of 1912. and subsequently fe-
moved to Christian county Kentucky.
where young Palmer received common
school education, making ,nat place his
home until 1891. when his father who
was a decided anti-savery man, removed
with his family to Illinois and settled
about two miles from Alton. In 1894
John entered Alton college, organized
on the manual labor system. but his
funds failing he withdrew and entered
a cooper shop. Subsequently he became
peddler and In 1898 accepted a position
as teacher In n district school near Cam
ton. The same year he began the study
Of law. and in 1899 removed 70 Carln-
he was admitted to the bn<. About rwo
months after his settlement In Carlin-
vile he was nominated as. Democratic
candidate for county clerk, but was de-
feated. In 1870 he SUPPORTED Van Buren,
for president and In 1913 was elected pro-
bate Justice. In li7 he was elected to the
lsi9 to 1851 he was county judge and
from 1859 TO 1854 state senator. In the
latter yeav he opposed the Nebraska bill.
and not being able TO follow his party on
the slavery question resigned his seat in
the senate. In 1856 he was president OF
the first Illinois Republican state conven-
ton. and the same year DELEGATE 70
views having again underr.,ne a change.
he resigned his seat to engage actively
in the Fremont campaign. In 1850 he was
an elector on the lincoln ticket and In
April, 1861. was elected colonel of the
Fourteenth Illinois regiment In Oc-
tober Of the same year h. was breveted
brigadier general ~ volunteers. In Au-
gust 1862 he organized the One Hundred
and Twenty-second Illinois regiment. and
In Septemher was placed I'm command OF
the FIRST division Of the army OF the Mis-
sissippi, and ordered 20 Join Buell. For
gallantry and skin at Stone river he was
made major general Of volunteers. and
I'm 1865 he was assigned 70 the military
administration Of Kentucky. where for
a time. he was In charge Of the Freed
mans Bureau" From 1868 10 1872 he held
the goNernorship or Illinois, having been
elected to that position by the RenuhH-
cans. Since 1872 he had been member OF
the Democratic party. having left the Re
publican party because Gen. Sheridan
used federal troops 20 guard Chicago
AZ the time Of the great fire without con-
sulting the governor. lie received tho
Endorsement 81 the Democratic state con-
vention In June. 1870. for senator every
Democratic senator and Representative hc-
ing Instructed to vote for him. lie was
United States senator frotr 1901 to lgqT
and was presidential candidate Of the
National gold standard) Democrats In
1895.