Bascom H. Palmer Explained

Bascom Headon Palmer Sr. (? - April 2, 1916) was a state legislator and judge in Florida.[1] He was a Democrat and represented Columbia County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives He then represented the 14th District in the Florida Senate from 1895 to 1901.[2] In 1901 he was appointed a judge.

He had two sons.[3]

His namesake was a doctor in the military.[4] He became a prominent ophthalmologist.[5] The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is named for him.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cracker Times and Pioneer Lives: The Florida Reminiscences of George Gillett Keen and Sarah Pamela Williams. James M.. Denham. Canter. Brown. November 28, 2003. Univ of South Carolina Press. 9781570035128 . Google Books.
  2. https://www.floridamemory.com/fmp/territorial-legislative/PeopleOfLawmaking.pdf
  3. Published letter from his son The Siler City Grit (Siler City, North Carolina)10 Apr 1919, Thursday, page 3 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67586200/bascom-headon-palmer/photo
  4. Web site: JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association . 1917 .
  5. Web site: Year Book . 1953 .

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