Cyrus Maffet Palmer
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Cyrus Maffet Palmer was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Cyrus M. Palmer was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
. He attended the University of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, in 1907. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced practice in Pottsville. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920, and served as district attorney of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
, from 1920 to 1927.
Palmer was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth
Congress, and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928. After his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention
at Philadelphia in 1940.
Palmer was elected judge of the common pleas court of Schuylkill County, twenty-first judicial district of Pennsylvania, in 1931, and reelected in 1941 and 1951. He became president judge of the court January 1, 1940, and served until his death in Pottsville. He was buried in Charles Baber Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Cyrus M. Palmer was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Pottsville is the only city in and the county seat of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, north-west of Philadelphia...
. He attended the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, in 1907. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1911 and commenced practice in Pottsville. He served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920, and served as district attorney of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
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, from 1920 to 1927.
Palmer was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth
70th United States Congress
The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two years of...
Congress, and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928. After his time in Congress, he resumed the practice of law. He was an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
at Philadelphia in 1940.
Palmer was elected judge of the common pleas court of Schuylkill County, twenty-first judicial district of Pennsylvania, in 1931, and reelected in 1941 and 1951. He became president judge of the court January 1, 1940, and served until his death in Pottsville. He was buried in Charles Baber Cemetery.