George Palmer was born in Wayne County, Illinois on March 9, 1855. In 1887 he married in Detroit, Michigan, Susie Armitage, who was born in Michigan on September 27, 1855. George came to North Dakota in 1884 and farmed in Barnes County.
L. M. Casey of Carrington-Casey Land Company, was impressed with Palmer's knowledge of farming and business and in 1887 they hired him to supervise the operations of their bonanza farm in the Bordulac area, which he managed for 18 years. When the Carrington-Casey Land Company decided to sell their holdings, he and former governor L. B. Hanna purchased the land with the buildings and the partnership of these two continued until 1919.
Mr. Palmer was elected to the State Legislature for one term and then to the Senate for two terms. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Jamestown.
George Palmer died in October 1927 and his wife on December 23, 1930. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery. There were no immediate relatives.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 10B