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Dr. William R. Palmer
William Rees Palmer (May 7, 1877 - March 1, 1960) was an American historian of Cedar City, Utah.
Born in Cedar City, Utah in 1877, to Richard Palmer and Johanna Reese Palmer, he was the President ...view moreWilliam Rees Palmer (May 7, 1877 - March 1, 1960) was an American historian of Cedar City, Utah.
Born in Cedar City, Utah in 1877, to Richard Palmer and Johanna Reese Palmer, he was the President of the Parowan Stake of the LDS Church in Cedar City from 1924-1939 and of the Cedar City Rotary Club from 1929-1930. He was also an advisor and advocate to the Cedar City Paiute Tribe, on the board of the Utah State Historical Society, and President of the Zion National Park Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He founded an organized the Spanish Trail Association in 1946 and became the Utah State Archivist in June 1947.
Dr. Palmer was married to Kate Vilate Isom (1878-1953) and together the couple had eight children, three of whom died in very early childhood.
He passed away in Cedar City, Utah in 1960 at the age of 82.view less