Palmer Hull Langdon

[Published on HometownAnnapolis.com August 10, 2002 ]

Palmer Hull Langdon, 88, of Eastport and formerly of Tenafly, N.J., died Aug. 4 at his home.

Mr. Langdon was publisher of Metal Finishing magazine from 1936 to 1942 and again from 1945 to 1985.

Born Dec. 1, 1913, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he graduated from Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School and received a bachelor of arts degree from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.,in 1936. During World War II he was a lieutenant in the 533rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, serving in the Philippines and receiving the Bronze Star medal.

He volunteered with the Tenafly Nature Center and the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. He also was a member of the Citizen's Advisory Board of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

He was the winner of the 1949 Governor of Florida Trophy for High Point in the Southern Ocean Racing Conference. Mr. Langdon was a member of the New York Yacht Club, the Larchmont Yacht Club, the Storm Trysail Club, the Cruising Club of America and the Watch Hill Yacht Club. He sailed a Rhodes 27 called the Tiny Teal. A member of the Appalchian Mountain Club, he enjoyed hiking and canoeing.

On April 19, 1952, he was married to Anne Moore Langdon, who died July 5, 1997.

Surviving are one son, Geoffrey Langdon of Beverly Farms, MA.; Three Daughters, Suzanne Congdon of Harrington Park, NJ., Jeanne Langdon of Annapolis, and Catherine Edmonstone of Wickford, RI; and three grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 11 AM, August 23 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Larchmont, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Tenafly Nature Center, 313 Hudson Ave., Tenafly, NJ 07670.