Robert John Palmer

Robert John Palmer (born January 9, 1849 - 1928) was a tailor and politician born into slavery in South Carolina.[1] Palmer was a state representative from 1876 to 1878 and had a tailor shop opposite the post office on Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina.[2][3]

He had a daughter, Rosina C. Palmer, with Julia Simons in Columbia in the 1870s.[4] He subsequently married Adelaide Perry and had eight children.[2]

He is the great-great-grandfather of stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle.[5]

He is buried in Randolph Cemetery along with eight other reconstruction era legislators.[6]

References
  1. Bryant, Lawrence Chesterfield (June 1, 1967). "Negro Legislators in South Carolina 1868-1902". School of Graduate Studies, South Carolina State College – via Google Books.
  2. Deas-Moore, Vennie (September 18, 2012). "Columbia, South Carolina". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
  3. vitabrevis.americanancestors.org
  4. https://vitabrevis.americanancestors.org/2020/07/south-carolina-leaders/
  5. Child, Christopher Challender, "South Carolina leaders". July 1, 2020.
  6. National register of Historic Places - Randolph Cemetery. 12 Dec 1994. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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