Robert John Palmer | |
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1876–1878 | |
Personal details | |
Born | South Carolina, U.S. | January 18, 1849
Died | May 12, 1928 New York, New York, U.S. | (aged 79)
Resting place | Randolph Cemetery |
Spouse | Julia Simons |
Relatives | Dave Chappelle (great-great-grandson) |
Robert John Palmer (born January 18, 1849 – May 12, 1928) (there are multiple reported birth and death dates all within the same month) [1] was a tailor and politician born into slavery in South Carolina. [2] Palmer was a state representative from 1876 to 1878 and had a tailor shop opposite the post office on Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina. [3] [4]
He had a daughter, Rosina C. Palmer, with Julia Simons in Columbia in the 1870s. [5] He subsequently married Adelaide Perry and had eight children. [3] After Adelaide died he married Leila P. Bruce January 12, 1913. [5]
He is the great-great-grandfather of stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle. [6]
He is buried in Randolph Cemetery along with eight other Reconstruction Era legislators. [7]
Robert John Palmer | |
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Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives | |
In office 1876–1878 | |
Personal details | |
Born | South Carolina, U.S. | January 18, 1849
Died | May 12, 1928 New York, New York, U.S. | (aged 79)
Resting place | Randolph Cemetery |
Spouse | Julia Simons |
Relatives | Dave Chappelle (great-great-grandson) |
Robert John Palmer (born January 18, 1849 – May 12, 1928) (there are multiple reported birth and death dates all within the same month) [1] was a tailor and politician born into slavery in South Carolina. [2] Palmer was a state representative from 1876 to 1878 and had a tailor shop opposite the post office on Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina. [3] [4]
He had a daughter, Rosina C. Palmer, with Julia Simons in Columbia in the 1870s. [5] He subsequently married Adelaide Perry and had eight children. [3] After Adelaide died he married Leila P. Bruce January 12, 1913. [5]
He is the great-great-grandfather of stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle. [6]
He is buried in Randolph Cemetery along with eight other Reconstruction Era legislators. [7]