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James M. Palmer

Democratic

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-03-1908 Democratic AD-15 1748 Loss
11-05-1912 Democratic AD-11 3676 Win
11-03-1914 Independent AD-11 2366 Loss
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/9477967/james-madison-palmer
 

Candidate Biography:

James Madison Palmer
Born: May 8, 1866 in Napa County, CA
Family: Grandson of Lilburn Boggs
Died: September 9, 1942 in Napa Co., CA

1900-1906: Justice of the Peace, Napa County
1921-1934: United States Commissioner for Northern California

Source: California Blue Book (1911)