Frank W. Palmer
(October 11, 1827 — December 3, 1907) Palmer was a printer, businessman, and politician. Francis Wayland Palmer was born in Manchester, Indiana in 1827 and moved to Jamestown, New York as a boy. He worked in the printing trade and became the owner of the Jamestown Journal from 1848 to 1858. During that time, he also served in the State Assembly from 1853 to 1854. In 1858, Palmer moved to Iowa and became the editor of the Dubuque Times and served as the State Printer of Iowa from 1861 to 1869. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1873.
[Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000038]
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Iowa Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875
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