John M. Palmer
Union Army general, politician (1817-1900) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 83
John McAuley Palmer was an American politician. He was an Illinois resident, a general who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, the 15th governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend the gold standard, free trade, and...
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Grover Cleveland 3 moreCandidate1891Named United States senatorOffice4 March 1891 to 4 March 18971869Named Governor of IllinoisOffice11 January 1869 to 13 January 18731817Born13 September 1817People around John
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He was an Illinois resident, a general who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, the 15th governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend the gold standard, free trade, and limited government.
