Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Palmer, George 
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Author: Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County

GEORGE PALMER, superintendent of the a merchant mill of the Illinois Steel 
Company, entered the company's mill at Milwaukee, Wis., November 1, 1891, as 
foreman of the roll turning shop. He continued in that capacity for about four 
years, when he was promoted to be superintendent of the merchant mill in that 
city. In 1897 he was transferred to a similar position in the Joliet works, 
where he has since had supervision of one hundred and fifty hands, the most of 
these being skilled laborers. He is familiar with every detail of his 
depaitment and shows the greatest efficiency in the management of the same. 
Thomas Palmer, our subject's father, was born in England, but grew to manhood 
in Scotland, where he learned the iron and steel business. Coming to the 
United States, he settled in New Jersey, where he was employed in iron works. 
From there he went to Worcester, Mass., next to Ballard vale, the same state, 
and then to Cleveland, Ohio, in each of which places he was employed as 
superintendent of iron works. In Cleveland he built and superintended the 
North Ohio Company's mill and later was connected with the Cleveland Rolling 
Company's mill. He is now living retired in that city. He married Margaret 
Reid, who was born near Glasgow, Scotland, and came to America with her 
father, William Reid, a carpenter and builder. She is a Presbyterian in 
religion and a lady of many estimable qualities of character. In the family of 
Thomas Palmer and wife there were seven children, all but one of whom are 
still living. William is superintendent of the steel works of the Cleveland 
rolling mills, now owned by the American Steel and Wire Company; and Thomas is 
with the same company at Beaver Falls, Pa., where he is employed as a roll 
turner. The subject of this sketch was born in Troy, N. Y., November 2, 1853. 
He was eleven years of age when the family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and his 
education was obtained there and in Ballard vale, Mass. In 1870 he was 
apprenticed to the roll turner's trade, at which he served for three years, 
and afterward worked at the trade in the Cleveland rolling mills for some 
years. From there he went to Beaver Falls, Pa., as foreman of a mill, which 
position he held for four years, and later he was superintendent of the mill 
for two years. November 1, 1891, he accepted a position as foreman of the roll 
turning shop of the Illinois Steel Company in Milwaukee, Wis. Four years later 
he was promoted to be superintendent of the merchant mill at that place, and 
in 1897, as before stated, came to Joliet in a similar capacity. He is a 
reliable and efficient workman, and has won and retained the confidence of the 
members of the company, with which he has been since 1891. Politically Mr. 
Palmer is a Republican. He was raised a Mason in Lake Lodge No. 189, A. F. & 
A. M., of Milwaukee, and later became connected with Wisconsin Chapter No. 7, 
R. A. M. Before leaving Cleveland he was married there to Alice, daughter of 
Joseph Brainard, who was a member of an old Connecticut family. Mrs. Palmer 
was born and educated in Cleveland and by her marriage has five children, 
namely: Margaret, who is an accomplished musician; George Dwight, a student in 
the Joliet high school; William, Sarah and Catherine, at home.

Additional Comments:
Genealogical and Biographical Record of Will County Illinois Containing 
Biographies of Well Known Citizens of the Past and Present, Biographical 
Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900

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