Martin parmer biography

Martin Parmer (born Martin Palmer June 4, 1778 – March 2, 1850) was an..

Martin Parmer, legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, on June 4, 1778.

Martin Parmer was an eccentric 19th-century American frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier.

Martin Parmer (born Martin Palmer June 4, 1778 – March 2, 1850) was an.

Martin Parmer was one of the most fascinating and eccentric characters in the early history of Missouri, Mexican colonial Texas and the Republic of Texas.

Martin Parmer, legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, on June 4, 1778.

Martin Parmer

Martin Parmer (born Martin Palmer June 4, &#; March 2, ) was an eccentric 19th-century American frontiersman, statesman, politician and soldier. On March 2, , Martin Parmer seconded Sam Houston's motion to adopt the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico.

Parmer signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and was Chairman of the Committee that drafted the Constitution of the Republic of Texas.^[1]

Early years

The Virginia-born Palmer, (who would later change the spelling of his surname to Parmer) made a name for himself as an Indian fighter in the Missouri Territory prior to Missouri's admission as a State in the Union.

During this time he acquired his sobriquet, "The Ringtailed Panther," by which he would be known throughout Missouri and later Texas.^[2]^[3]^[4] When Missouri became a state, Parmer was elected a State Representative to the First Missouri General Assembly.

Later Parmer was elected a State Senator