Background
Palmer, Thomas Witherell was born on January 25, 1830 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Witherell) Palmer.
Palmer, Thomas Witherell was born on January 25, 1830 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Thomas and Mary (Witherell) Palmer.
Student University of Michigan, class of 1849, Bachelor of Arts, 1876.
Made pedestrian tour in Spain and traveled in South. America. Later a merchant Appleton, Wisconsin. In real estate business, Detroit, 1853-1855.
Later lumber merchant and mill-owner in Michigan.
Member Michigan Board of Estimates, Detroit, 1873. Member Michigan Senate, 1878, defeated for nomination for Congress, 1876.
Married Lizzie Pitts Merrill, October 16, 1855.