Background
Palmer, Robert was born on March 23, 1887 in Rushville, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Cornelius and Annie Jane (Goodman) Palmer.
Palmer, Robert was born on March 23, 1887 in Rushville, Illinois, United States. Son of Samuel Cornelius and Annie Jane (Goodman) Palmer.
Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri, 1909, Chemical East., 1910.
C. (Mistress Alfred F. Wicke, Junior). Married second, Florence V. Glass, June 5, 1923. Children—Emma Glass, Robert C. Chemist, Forest Products Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Madison, Wisconsin, 1910-1916, Newport Turpentine & Rosin Company, Pensacola, Florida, 1916-1921.
Chief chemist The Newport Company, Pensacola, 1921-1931.
Chief chemist and director research Newport Industries, Incorporated., Pensacola, 1931-1938, chemical director, since 1939, vice-president and chemical director since 1944.
Member American Chemical Society, American Society Testing Materials, Florida Society Colonial Wars, Sons of the American Revolution (p. state vice president), American Camellia Society, Order Founders and Patriots of America, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, also Sigma Xi, Alpha Chi Sigma. Clubs: Kiwanis, Pensacola Country.
Married Myrtle L. Ogle, February 23, 1911 (died 1921). Married second, Florence V. Glass, June 5, 1923. Children: Emma Glass, Robert C. Chemist, Forest Products Laboratory.