Douglas Palmer

Douglas Harold Palmer
Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey
In office July 1, 1990 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by	Carmen Armenti
Succeeded by	Tony F. Mack
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1951(1951-10-19) 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.

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.

References

1. ^ "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. ..." 
2. ^ "Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members". http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/about/members.shtml. 

External links

• www.groovephigroove.org
• Official page on Trenton city website
• CityMayors profile

Persondata
Name	Palmer, Douglas
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 19, 1951
Place of birth	Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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