Gaston Palmer

Full Name: Elias Gaston Palmer
Date of birth: November 23, 1878
Date of death: March 20, 1948

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
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) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources 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

45th R.S. - 1937 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Military Affairs Penitentiaries (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
44th R.S. - 1935 Banks and Banking Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections School Districts
43rd R.S. - 1933 Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Livestock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation

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