Linwood E. Palmer Jr. Explained

State House:Maine
Birth Date:22 November 1921
Birth Place:Nobleboro, Maine, US
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the Maine House of Representatives
Office2:Member of the Maine Senate
Term2:1951–1952

Linwood E. Palmer Jr. (November 22, 1921 – July 24, 2008) was an American politician from Maine. A Republican from Nobleboro, he served six terms (12 years) in the Maine Legislature, including 10 in the Maine House of Representatives (1946–50 and 1972–78) and two in the Maine Senate (1951–52).[1] [2]

During Palmer's last two terms in the Legislature (1974–78), he served as House Minority Leader. In 1978, Palmer won the Republican nomination for governor, but lost the general election to Democratic State Senator Joseph E. Brennan of Portland.

Palmer attended Colby College, Andover Newton Theological School and the University of Maine.

Notes and References

  1. O'Brien. Stuart. 1998-09-14. Palmer, Linwood E. oral history interview. Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection.
  2. Web site: Maine Legislators' Biographical Database. Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. 2019-05-06.