Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1905 — General John Palmer Dead. [ARTICLE]

General John Palmer Dead.

Albany, N. Y.; April 17.—General John Palmer, former commander in chief of the G. A. R., died here after a long illness. His death resulted from a wound at the spine which he received in the Civil war and from which he suffered since that conflict. He was one of the most promimembers of the G. A. R. in the 'country, being commander-ln-chief of that order in 1892. He was elected secretary of state of New York on the Republican ticket in 1895 and held that office Tor five years. He held many other posts of trust and was one of Albany’s most prominent citizens.