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Lucian H. Palmer
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Head and shoulders portrait of Lucian (or Lucien) H. Palmer from the 1907 composite image of the Wisconsin Assembly. In 1906, Palmer (a Republican) was the first African American to be elected to the Wisconsin Assembly, serving in 1907.
1907
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