Bascom Headon Palmer Sr. (? - April 2, 1916) was a state legislator and judge in Florida. A Democrat, he represented Columbia County, Florida in the Florida House of Representatives in 1885.https://books.google.com/books?id=BBEmAAAAMAAJ&q=Jesse.James+Parrish+florida+senate&dq=Jesse.James+Parrish+florida+senate&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjuhsq368iVAxXdkokEHQBSLqcQ6AF6BAgPEAM#Jesse.James%20Parrish%20florida%20senate He then represented the 14th District in the Florida Senate from 1895 to 1901. In 1901 he was appointed a judge.
He had two sons.Published letter from his son The Siler City Grit (Siler City, North Carolina) 10 Apr 1919, Thursday, page 3 via https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67586200/bascom-headon-palmer/photo His namesake son was a doctor in the military. He became a prominent ophthalmologist. The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is named for him.
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