Background
Palmer was born in Adrian, Michigan, in 1875.
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Education
He attended Grinnell College in Iowa. He graduated from Princeton in 1898 and remained for an additional three years to study electrical engineering.
Career
He played for the Princeton Tigers football team and was selected as the consensus first-team end on the 1898 College Football All-America Team. While at Grinnell, he set a western intercollegiate record in the half-mile run and was selected as an All-American in cross country. He subsequently enrolled at Princeton University.
While at Princeton, he played for the Princeton Tigers football team
He was a consensus first-team honoree on the 1898 College Football All-America Team, and he was selected as a second-team All-American by Outing magazine in 1899. After completing his studies at Princeton, Palmer went to work for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
He was one of the founders of the Association of Iron and Steel Electrical Engineers in 1907 and also served as that organization"s president He also served as president of the National Safety Council and held positions with the Lackawanna Steel Company in Buffalo, New Jersey Zinc Company, and the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company in Pittsburgh.
In 1913, Palmer became the chief inspector of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
In November 1917, he became the acting commissioner of the same department. He was also the chairman of the National Committee on Industrial Safety. In November 1918, Palmer became the director of safety and personnel for the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
He remained with Equitable through at least 1940.
Palmer died in 1945. He was buried at Perry Township Cemetery in Stark County, Ohio.
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Nationality
United States