Name/Title
Horace Edward PalmerEntry/Object ID
Palmer, Horace EdwardDescription
Waist-length near frontal view of an older man wearing a dark business suit, soft white shirt and grey tie. His hair is silver, parted over his left eye and is wavy above the ears. He has a silver handlebar moustache. Artist's signature in red on lower right.Collection
Private CollectionMade/Created
Artist
Willie Betty Newman, 1863-1935Date made
1920Conservation
Notes
Restored by Ned Crouch of Clarksville ca. 1990.Exhibitions
Notes
Part of the Parthenon exhibition: "A Passion for Paris: The Art of Willie Betty Newman."General Notes
Note Type
Historical NoteNote
Horace Edward Palmer was born September 26, 1855 and died on June 11, 1912, in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. He was the son of Brigadier General Joseph Benjamin Palmer (1825-1890) of Civil War fame and his wife, Ophelia Maria Burrus (1835-1856). Horace's mother died when he was just an infant. Gen. Palmer married next Margaret J. Ballentine Mason, widow of William Taylor Mason. Horace Edward married Willie Mason on May 15, 1879, his stepsister and daughter of Margaret J. Ballentine and William Taylor Mason. Horace Edward Palmer became a Murfreesboro attorney and served as mayor of the town from 1885-1887. He was also a Judge in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and served as a State Court of Appeals Judge in Nashville. Subject is the owner's great-grandfather.Create Date
September 23, 2026Update Date
September 23, 2026