Gaston Palmer
Full Name: Elias Gaston PalmerDate of birth: November 23, 1878
Date of death: March 20, 1948
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 56 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Normangee / Leon | Leon, Madison | |
| H | 56 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Normangee / Leon | Leon, Madison | |
| H | 56 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Normangee / Leon | Leon, Madison |
(1) Merchant. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601 House Journal.
Terms of Service top
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House District 56
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 Legislatures: 45th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Normangee / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
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House District 56
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 Legislatures: 44th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Normangee / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
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House District 56
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Normangee / Leon Counties in district: Leon, Madison |
(1) Merchant. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601 House Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 51st Legislature, R.S., HCR 130. Age 70 at death. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Elias Gaston Palmer, birth date 11/23/1878 in Pittsboro, Mississippi, death date 3/20/1948 in Normangee, Leon County, Texas, merchant, retail grocer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Gaston Palmer, birth date 11/23/1878, death date 3/20/1948, burial in Hopewell Cemetery, Normangee, Leon County. Includes reprint of obituary in Normangee Star, 3/26/1948: "Mr. Palmer was former state representative from Leon and Madison counties. He served in the state legislature in that capacity until 1939." Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in obituary of his daughter, Eugenia Jean Palmer Parsons, 1/7/2009. Palestine Herald-Press.
Photographs
- Photograph. Gaston Palmer, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gaston Palmer, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Gaston Palmer, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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45th R.S. - 1937
Banks and Banking Common Carriers Military Affairs Penitentiaries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation | ||
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44th R.S. - 1935
Banks and Banking Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections School Districts | ||
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Livestock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation |
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