Douglas Palmer
| Douglas Harold Palmer | |
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| Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey | |
| In office July 1, 1990 – June 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Carmen Armenti |
| Succeeded by | Tony F. Mack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1951 Trenton, New Jersey, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Christiana Foglio-Palmer |
| Children | Laila Rose (born 2002) |
| Residence | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Douglas Harold Palmer (born October 19, 1951) was the first African American mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
[edit] Biography
He was born in Trenton and attended Trenton public schools. He then graduated from the Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Virginia's private black college Hampton University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 1973. He took office as mayor of Trenton on July 1, 1990, having defeated former city council president and mayor Carmen Armenti.[1]
Palmer is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[2] a bipartisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Palmer announced[citation needed] at a press conference December 7, 2009, that he would not seek a sixth term as mayor of Trenton.
[edit] References
- ^ "Douglas Palmer". City Mayors. http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/trenton-mayor.html. Retrieved 2010-03-22. "Douglas Palmer was born in Trenton and attended Trenton Public Schools. He then graduated from Bordentown Military Institute in Bordentown, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Virginia’s private black college Hampton University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 1973 and is also a member of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Incorporated. ..."
- ^ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml.
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