Father: Lowell Mason Palmer (1845–1915)
Mother: Grace Humphreys Foote Palmer (1854–1919)
Spouse: Winthrop (Bushnell) Palmer (1899-1988) m. 2 Oct 1919 in New York, NY
Son: Carleton Humphreys Palmer Jr (1920-1920)
Son: Lowell Mason Palmer (1921-1959)
Daughter: Rosiland (Palmer) Walter (1924-2020)
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Winthrop Palmer, 88, Educator and Author
New York Times
August 11, 1988, Section D, Page 20
OYSTER BAY, L. I., May 23 —Carleton H. Palmer, who headed E. R. Squibb & Sons, the pharmaceutical concern, from 1915 to 1952, died today at his honag here. He was 80 years old, and also lived at 435 East 52d Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Palmer was born in Brooklyn, a son of Lowell Mason Palmer and the former Grace Humphreys Foote. He studied at the Lawrenceville and Pawling schools and abroad. He succeeded his father as president of Squibb in 1915.
In World War I, Mr. Palmer served in France as first lieu tenant with the 351st Field Artillery.
He became chairman of Squibb in 1941, continuing as chief executive officer until the company was merged with what was then the Mathieson Chemi cal Corporation, now a com ponent of the Olin Corporation. At that time he retired from active management but con tinued as a director of Mathie son.
Presided Over Growth
In the nineteen‐thirties Mr. Palmer presided over the in tensive development of penicil lin and other new antibiotic and sulfonamide drugs and the tremendous expansion of pro duction in World War II. In 1938 the Squibb Institute for Medical Research was dedi cated at Rutgers University to pure research in the biological, and medical sciences. During Mr. Palmer's incumbency the company also established man ufacturing branches on other continents.
Mr. Palmer established the Lowell M. Palmer Foundation in memory of his father to provide fellowships for medical and biological research. He was a former trustee of, Long Island University and a former direc tor of the Long Island Railroad. In 1933 he headed a committee investigating reports of unsat isfactory conditions for immi grants and deportees on Ellis Island.
Owner of Show Horses
Long an active sportsman, Mr. Palmer, when he lived in Westport, Conn., in the nine teen‐twenties, helped conduct Ithe first steeplechase held by Fairfield Country Hunt Club where he was also master of hounds. His Lord Britain won the hunter championship at the annual Orangeburg horse show in 1937. His horses also com peted in France, England and Ireland.
Mr. Palmer's clubs included the River, Piping Rock, Sea wanhaka, Corinthian Yacht and The Pilgrims.
Surviving are his widow, the former Winthrop Bushnell; two daughters, Mrs. James 0. Bos well of Hillsborough, Calif., and Mrs. Henry G. Walter Jr. of New York; a son, Timothy of Glen Cove, L. I.; a sister, Mrs. Sherley W. Morgan of Prince ton, N. J.; and eight grand children.
Mother: Grace Humphreys Foote Palmer (1854–1919)
Spouse: Winthrop (Bushnell) Palmer (1899-1988) m. 2 Oct 1919 in New York, NY
Son: Carleton Humphreys Palmer Jr (1920-1920)
Son: Lowell Mason Palmer (1921-1959)
Daughter: Rosiland (Palmer) Walter (1924-2020)
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Winthrop Palmer, 88, Educator and Author
New York Times
August 11, 1988, Section D, Page 20
OYSTER BAY, L. I., May 23 —Carleton H. Palmer, who headed E. R. Squibb & Sons, the pharmaceutical concern, from 1915 to 1952, died today at his honag here. He was 80 years old, and also lived at 435 East 52d Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Palmer was born in Brooklyn, a son of Lowell Mason Palmer and the former Grace Humphreys Foote. He studied at the Lawrenceville and Pawling schools and abroad. He succeeded his father as president of Squibb in 1915.
In World War I, Mr. Palmer served in France as first lieu tenant with the 351st Field Artillery.
He became chairman of Squibb in 1941, continuing as chief executive officer until the company was merged with what was then the Mathieson Chemi cal Corporation, now a com ponent of the Olin Corporation. At that time he retired from active management but con tinued as a director of Mathie son.
Presided Over Growth
In the nineteen‐thirties Mr. Palmer presided over the in tensive development of penicil lin and other new antibiotic and sulfonamide drugs and the tremendous expansion of pro duction in World War II. In 1938 the Squibb Institute for Medical Research was dedi cated at Rutgers University to pure research in the biological, and medical sciences. During Mr. Palmer's incumbency the company also established man ufacturing branches on other continents.
Mr. Palmer established the Lowell M. Palmer Foundation in memory of his father to provide fellowships for medical and biological research. He was a former trustee of, Long Island University and a former direc tor of the Long Island Railroad. In 1933 he headed a committee investigating reports of unsat isfactory conditions for immi grants and deportees on Ellis Island.
Owner of Show Horses
Long an active sportsman, Mr. Palmer, when he lived in Westport, Conn., in the nine teen‐twenties, helped conduct Ithe first steeplechase held by Fairfield Country Hunt Club where he was also master of hounds. His Lord Britain won the hunter championship at the annual Orangeburg horse show in 1937. His horses also com peted in France, England and Ireland.
Mr. Palmer's clubs included the River, Piping Rock, Sea wanhaka, Corinthian Yacht and The Pilgrims.
Surviving are his widow, the former Winthrop Bushnell; two daughters, Mrs. James 0. Bos well of Hillsborough, Calif., and Mrs. Henry G. Walter Jr. of New York; a son, Timothy of Glen Cove, L. I.; a sister, Mrs. Sherley W. Morgan of Prince ton, N. J.; and eight grand children.
Father: Lowell Mason Palmer (1845–1915)
Mother: Grace Humphreys Foote Palmer (1854–1919)
Spouse: Winthrop (Bushnell) Palmer (1899-1988) m. 2 Oct 1919 in New York, NY
Son: Carleton Humphreys Palmer Jr (1920-1920)
Son: Lowell Mason Palmer (1921-1959)
Daughter: Rosiland (Palmer) Walter (1924-2020)
______________________________________
Winthrop Palmer, 88, Educator and Author
New York Times
August 11, 1988, Section D, Page 20
OYSTER BAY, L. I., May 23 —Carleton H. Palmer, who headed E. R. Squibb & Sons, the pharmaceutical concern, from 1915 to 1952, died today at his honag here. He was 80 years old, and also lived at 435 East 52d Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Palmer was born in Brooklyn, a son of Lowell Mason Palmer and the former Grace Humphreys Foote. He studied at the Lawrenceville and Pawling schools and abroad. He succeeded his father as president of Squibb in 1915.
In World War I, Mr. Palmer served in France as first lieu tenant with the 351st Field Artillery.
He became chairman of Squibb in 1941, continuing as chief executive officer until the company was merged with what was then the Mathieson Chemi cal Corporation, now a com ponent of the Olin Corporation. At that time he retired from active management but con tinued as a director of Mathie son.
Presided Over Growth
In the nineteen‐thirties Mr. Palmer presided over the in tensive development of penicil lin and other new antibiotic and sulfonamide drugs and the tremendous expansion of pro duction in World War II. In 1938 the Squibb Institute for Medical Research was dedi cated at Rutgers University to pure research in the biological, and medical sciences. During Mr. Palmer's incumbency the company also established man ufacturing branches on other continents.
Mr. Palmer established the Lowell M. Palmer Foundation in memory of his father to provide fellowships for medical and biological research. He was a former trustee of, Long Island University and a former direc tor of the Long Island Railroad. In 1933 he headed a committee investigating reports of unsat isfactory conditions for immi grants and deportees on Ellis Island.
Owner of Show Horses
Long an active sportsman, Mr. Palmer, when he lived in Westport, Conn., in the nine teen‐twenties, helped conduct Ithe first steeplechase held by Fairfield Country Hunt Club where he was also master of hounds. His Lord Britain won the hunter championship at the annual Orangeburg horse show in 1937. His horses also com peted in France, England and Ireland.
Mr. Palmer's clubs included the River, Piping Rock, Sea wanhaka, Corinthian Yacht and The Pilgrims.
Surviving are his widow, the former Winthrop Bushnell; two daughters, Mrs. James 0. Bos well of Hillsborough, Calif., and Mrs. Henry G. Walter Jr. of New York; a son, Timothy of Glen Cove, L. I.; a sister, Mrs. Sherley W. Morgan of Prince ton, N. J.; and eight grand children.
Mother: Grace Humphreys Foote Palmer (1854–1919)
Spouse: Winthrop (Bushnell) Palmer (1899-1988) m. 2 Oct 1919 in New York, NY
Son: Carleton Humphreys Palmer Jr (1920-1920)
Son: Lowell Mason Palmer (1921-1959)
Daughter: Rosiland (Palmer) Walter (1924-2020)
______________________________________
Winthrop Palmer, 88, Educator and Author
New York Times
August 11, 1988, Section D, Page 20
OYSTER BAY, L. I., May 23 —Carleton H. Palmer, who headed E. R. Squibb & Sons, the pharmaceutical concern, from 1915 to 1952, died today at his honag here. He was 80 years old, and also lived at 435 East 52d Street in Manhattan.
Mr. Palmer was born in Brooklyn, a son of Lowell Mason Palmer and the former Grace Humphreys Foote. He studied at the Lawrenceville and Pawling schools and abroad. He succeeded his father as president of Squibb in 1915.
In World War I, Mr. Palmer served in France as first lieu tenant with the 351st Field Artillery.
He became chairman of Squibb in 1941, continuing as chief executive officer until the company was merged with what was then the Mathieson Chemi cal Corporation, now a com ponent of the Olin Corporation. At that time he retired from active management but con tinued as a director of Mathie son.
Presided Over Growth
In the nineteen‐thirties Mr. Palmer presided over the in tensive development of penicil lin and other new antibiotic and sulfonamide drugs and the tremendous expansion of pro duction in World War II. In 1938 the Squibb Institute for Medical Research was dedi cated at Rutgers University to pure research in the biological, and medical sciences. During Mr. Palmer's incumbency the company also established man ufacturing branches on other continents.
Mr. Palmer established the Lowell M. Palmer Foundation in memory of his father to provide fellowships for medical and biological research. He was a former trustee of, Long Island University and a former direc tor of the Long Island Railroad. In 1933 he headed a committee investigating reports of unsat isfactory conditions for immi grants and deportees on Ellis Island.
Owner of Show Horses
Long an active sportsman, Mr. Palmer, when he lived in Westport, Conn., in the nine teen‐twenties, helped conduct Ithe first steeplechase held by Fairfield Country Hunt Club where he was also master of hounds. His Lord Britain won the hunter championship at the annual Orangeburg horse show in 1937. His horses also com peted in France, England and Ireland.
Mr. Palmer's clubs included the River, Piping Rock, Sea wanhaka, Corinthian Yacht and The Pilgrims.
Surviving are his widow, the former Winthrop Bushnell; two daughters, Mrs. James 0. Bos well of Hillsborough, Calif., and Mrs. Henry G. Walter Jr. of New York; a son, Timothy of Glen Cove, L. I.; a sister, Mrs. Sherley W. Morgan of Prince ton, N. J.; and eight grand children.
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