- Bradley Palmer
Bradley Palmer (1864 (?) - 1948) was a
U.S. attorney andindustrialist fromTopsfield, Massachusetts . Palmer lived during the early part of the 20th century.Palmer, a graduate of
Harvard University andHarvard University School of Law , was a lawyer and partner with multipleBoston -based corporations, including the United Fruit Company (which controlled large land holdings and agriculture in Central America), Gillette, and IT&T. He was an attorney forSinclair Oil during theTeapot Dome scandal .An equestrian and nature-lover, Palmer continued to purchase land as he accumulated the means. At one point, he owned over 10,000 acres (40 km²) on the North Shore of
Massachusetts in towns such as Boxford, Georgetown, Hamilton, Ipswich, Rowley, and Topsfield. He built his estate, known as "Willow Dale" in Topsfield. Famous visitors to Willow Dale included the Prince Edward VIII, Prince of Wales and PresidentWilliam Howard Taft .By 1944, Palmer had donated all of his land holdings in Massachusetts to the Commonwealth, leasing back the 107 acres surrounding his mansion. The estate is now incorporated as part of
Bradley Palmer State Park .References
* [http://www.naturecompass.org/ipswichbaycircuit/bct/willow-west.html Willowdale State Forest West (Hood Pond Section) ] at www.naturecompass.org
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