Merle Franklin Palmer (March 11, 1919 - January 1, 1990)[1] was a state legislator and judge in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964[2] and the Mississippi Senate from 1964 to 1970, when he was appointed to the State Circuit Court.[1][3] He served as president pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate and was acting governor of the state for part of January 1968.[4][5]

He was a leader during desegregation.[6] He chaired the senate's election committee.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary for Merle F. Palmer". Hattiesburg American. 1990-01-03. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  2. ↑ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=sta_leghb
  3. ↑ Mississippi. Legislature (1964-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1964]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  4. ↑ Sumners, Cecil L. (October 26, 1998). The Governors of Mississippi. Pelican Publishing. ISBN 9781455605217 – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Senate, Mississippi Legislature (October 26, 1969). "Journal" – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Harkey, Ira (October 29, 2019). The Smell of Burning Crosses: An Autobiography of a Mississippi Newspaperman. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781496824882 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Congress, United States (October 26, 1965). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
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