Merle Franklin Palmer (March 11, 1919 - January 1, 1990) [1] was a state legislator and judge in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964 [2] and the Mississippi Senate from 1964 to 1970, when he was appointed to the State Circuit Court. [1] [3] He served as president pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate and was acting governor of the state for part of January 1968. [4] [5]
He was a leader during desegregation. [6] He chaired the senate's election committee. [7]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary for Merle F. Palmer". Hattiesburg American. 1990-01-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=sta_leghb
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ Sumners, Cecil L. (October 26, 1998). The Governors of Mississippi. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455605217 – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1969). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Harkey, Ira (October 29, 2019). The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496824882 – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (October 26, 1965). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
Merle Franklin Palmer (March 11, 1919 - January 1, 1990) [1] was a state legislator and judge in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964 [2] and the Mississippi Senate from 1964 to 1970, when he was appointed to the State Circuit Court. [1] [3] He served as president pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate and was acting governor of the state for part of January 1968. [4] [5]
He was a leader during desegregation. [6] He chaired the senate's election committee. [7]
References
- ^ a b "Obituary for Merle F. Palmer". Hattiesburg American. 1990-01-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- ^ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=sta_leghb
- ^ Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
- ^ Sumners, Cecil L. (October 26, 1998). The Governors of Mississippi. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455605217 – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1969). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Harkey, Ira (October 29, 2019). The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496824882 – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (October 26, 1965). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.