John M. Palmer

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Illinois_State_Historical_Society
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_Union_College
gptkbp:birthDate 1817-09-13
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery,_Chicago
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Palmer_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Advocacy for civil rights
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-06-02
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:education gptkb:Union_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Milton_Palmer
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Republican governor of Illinois
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John M. Palmer
gptkbp:image Image_of_John_M._Palmer
gptkbp:influenced Future_Illinois_politicians
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkbp:knownFor Political_leadership_in_Illinois
gptkbp:legacy Contributions_to_Illinois_politics
gptkbp:legislation 1891-03-04
1897-03-03
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Great Commoner
gptkbp:notableFeature U.S._Senator_from_Illinois
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Palmer_Method_of_Business_Writing
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:office Governor_of_Illinois
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Moderate_Republican
gptkbp:politicalRole gptkb:Illinois_State_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Richard_J._Oglesby
gptkbp:rank Colonel
gptkbp:religion Unitarianism
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1865
gptkbp:signature John_M._Palmer's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Palmer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_B._McKinley
gptkb:Shelby_M._Cullom
gptkb:John_L._Beveridge
gptkbp:termEnd 1873-1874
1873-01-14
gptkbp:termStart 1869-01-11