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Encyclopedia > George Palmer

George Hastings Palmer (April 26, 1881—?) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922. April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba is located in central Winnipeg, at the meeting point of the Wolseley and Fort Rouge ridings. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Palmer was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was educated in Yarmouth. He worked as a train despatcher in Manitoba. Halifax redirects here. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Yarmouth is a town and major fishing and ferry port located on the Gulf of Maine in southern Nova Scotia, Canada. ...


He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, as a Labour candidate in the constituency of Dauphin. He defeated incumbent Liberal William J. Harrington by 422 votes. The Labour Party and its allies jumped from one seat to eleven in this election, and Palmer served with the labour group in parliament for the next two years. In March 1918, Alfred Puttee and members of the Winnipeg TLC created the first branch of the Dominion Labour Party in Canada. ... Dauphin is a former provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ... The Manitoba Liberal Party is a political party in Manitoba, Canada. ...


He was defeated in the 1922 election, losing to Liberal Archibald Esplen by 83 votes.


Palmer attempted to return to the legislature in the 1927 provincial election. This time, he ran as Progressive supporting John Bracken's government. He finished second against Conservative Robert Ferguson. Manitobas general election of June 28, 1927 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. ... The Progressive Party of Manitoba was a political party that developed from the United Farmers of Manitoba, an agrarian movement that became politically active following World War I. A successor to the provinces Grain Growers Association, the UFM represented the interests of farmers frustrated with traditional political parties. ... The Honourable Professor John Bracken, PC (June 22, 1883-March 18, 1969) was an agronomist, Premier of Manitoba (1922-1943) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942-1948). ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre political party in Manitoba, Canada. ...


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In 1838, George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley established the publishing house of "Wiley and Putnam" in New York City.
George Putnam published his father's memoirs in 1912 and in 2000, his life's story was told again under the title "George Palmer Putnam - Representative American Publisher" by Ezra Greenspan, Associate Professor of English at the University of South Carolina.
George Palmer Putnam's grandson and namesake, George P. Putnam (1887-1950), was part of the family business but was also an author and explorer who was married to the famous aviatrix, Amelia Earhart.
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