Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1900 — JOHN M. PALMER DEAD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOHN M. PALMER DEAD.

Lawyer, Soldier, Statesman Paaaes . Away of Heart Disease. Gen. John M. Palmer, former Governor of Illinois aud United States Senator, gold Democrat candidate for President in 1896, and one of the great generals in the Union army in the Civil War, died suddenly at his home in Springfield, at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning. During Monday evening Gen. Palmer was apparently in his usual health and spirits about town mingling with his old associates. After returning home he complained of an intense shooting pain hi the chest,

around the heart. The family physician was called and Gen. Palmer obtained some relief, but the pain continued ttoe greater part of the night, and the doctor was called in several times. Shortly before 8 o’clock in the morning Gen. Palmer passed peacefully away. John McCauley Palmer was born in Eagle Creek, Scott County, Ky., on Sept. 13, 1817. I‘n 1832 he removed to Illinois and in 1839 settled in Carlinville. He' was admitted to the bar in 1840 and was delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1817. lie was a member of the State Senate 1852-54, ,a delegate to the-TratTonaHtepiiblicxm convention in Philadelphia in ISSG, a Presidential elector on the Republican ticket of 1800 and a delegate to the peace convention in Washington, Feb. 4, 1801. He was elected Colonel of the Fourteenth Illinois Volunteers in April, 1801, accompanied Gen. John C. Fremont in his expedition to Springfield, Mo., and was commissioned brigadier general of volunteers in December of the same year. He was with Gen. John Pope at the capture of New Madrid and Island No. 10, and afterward commanded the First Brigade, First Division, of the Army of the Mississippi. In November, 1802, he was with Gen. Grant's army in temporary command of a division. Subsequently he led a division at the battle of Stone River, and for his gallantry there was promoted to major general of Volunteers Nov. 29, 1802. lie participated in the battle of Chiebamanga and led the Fourteenth Army Corps in the Atlanta campaign from May until September. 1804. From 1809 to J. 573 he was Governor of Illinois In 1891 he was elected United States Senator and served a full term. The gold-Democrats placed the name of Senator Palmer before the Indianapolis convention of 1890, and he was nominated on the first ballot for the Presidential office.

GENERAL JOHN M. PALMER.