abrahamjohnpalmer

New York state senator A. J. Palmer, of Ulster, N. Y. (incorrectly identified in Bain's photo), was a member of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party, and a sponsor of reform legislation. In April, 1913, he introduced a bill in the N. Y. legislature to repeal public utility franchises of all types after a term of twenty-five years. In March, 1914, he was quoted in a New York Times story on the necessity of paying legislators an adequate wage, as a means of removing money from politics. Here is another Bain/LOC portrait of Senator Palmer, that was posted more recently:

LOC: Correction, this man's name is A. J. Palmer, not Ab.

Thanks, Wystan. We'll look into it and make the necessary changes.

He is both, he is Abraham J. Palmer. I added him to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_J._Palmer

Isn't Ab a nickname for "Abner," while the shortened form of Abraham is "Abe"?

New York state senator A. J. Palmer, of Ulster, N. Y., was a member of the Progressive Party, and a sponsor of reform legislation. In April, 1913, he introduced a bill in the N. Y. legislature to repeal public utility franchises of all types after a term of twenty-five years. In March, 1914 he was quoted in a New York Times story on the necessity of paying legislators an adequate wage, as a means of removing money from politics. Here is another Bain/LOC portrait of Senator Palmer:

I added his to Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Palmer Abraham John Palmer, M.D., (1847 - April 17, 1922) was a physician and a Methodist minister, and a member of the New York Legislature from Ulster, New York who was a member of Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party.

Thanks to both of you for the further information on A. J. Palmer. We'll incorporate more identification information when we next update the description.