Shirley Palmer (author)
Shirley Palmer is the name of: * Shirley Palmer (physician) (1786–1852), English physician and medical writer * Shirley Palmer (actress) (1908–2000), American film actress * Shirley Palmer (Kansas politician) (1943–2023), Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives See also * Shirley W. Palmer-Ball Shirley Webster Palmer-Ball (May 10, 1930 – August 17, 2012) was a politically active Kentucky Republican who was his party's nominee for lieutenant governor in 1975. He was born to Lawrence Bernard Palmer-Ball (1886–1961) and the former ...

Shirley Palmer (physician)
Shirley Palmer, (1786–1852) was an English physician and medical writer. Life Born at Coleshill, Warwickshire, 27 August 1786, Shirley Palmer was the son of Edward Palmer, solicitor, by his second wife, Benedicta Mears. His early education was at Coleshill Grammar School, and at Harrow, under Joseph Drury. Palmer later became a pupil of Lichfield surgeon Thomas Salt (father of Egyptologist Henry Salt), and subsequently studied under John Abernethy at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1807, and graduated MD at Glasgow in 1815. Settling at Tamworth, Staffordshire, he was twice elected high bailiff of the town. In 1831 he established a practice at Birmingham, but still maintained his residence and connection at Tamworth. He died on 11 November 1852, at Tamworth, and was buried in the new churchyard, which had once formed part of his garden. He married, on 29 September 1813, Marie Josephine Minette Breheault, a Fren ...
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Shirley Palmer (actress)
Shirley Palmer (December 25, 1908 – March 29, 2000) was an American film actress of the 1920s and 1930s, with most of her career being in the silent film era. Born on Christmas Day in Chicago, Illinois, Palmer started her career as a film actress in 1926, starring opposite Oliver Hardy in ''A Bankrupt Honeymoon''. She starred in four films in 1926, and opened 1927 starring in ''Burning Gold'' opposite Herbert Rawlinson. She starred in five films in 1927, the best known of which was ''The Magic Flame'', starring Ronald Colman. 1928 was by far be her biggest year, with her appearing in seven films, including '' Prowlers of the Sea'' starring Carmel Myers and Ricardo Cortez, and '' Marriage by Contract'' starring Patsy Ruth Miller. In 1929 her career slowed considerably, with her starring in only one film, ''Campus Knights''. She did make a semi-successful transition to "talking films", with all of her roles being in B-movies, and in 1930 she appeared with Dorothy Sebast ...
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Shirley Palmer (Kansas Politician)
Shirley Palmer (January 26, 1943 – March 28, 2023) was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Kansas House of Representatives, represented the 4th district from 2007 to 2011. Palmer ran for re-election in 2010, but was defeated by Republican Marty Read. Palmer obtained undergraduate and master's degrees in education from Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University (Pitt State or PSU) is a public university in Pittsburg, Kansas. It enrolls approximately 7,400 students (6,000 undergraduates and 1,400 graduate students) and is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents. History P .... Prior to being elected, she served as the Democratic Chairperson of Bourbon County, Kansas. She was a teacher in Kansas for nearly 40 years, retiring in 2005. She served on the Kansas Board of Regents. She also served as the National President of Pittsburg State University Alumni Association. She was married to her husband Ron for 45 years. They had two sons ...
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