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PALMER, Alexander Mitchell

PALMER, Alexander Mitchell, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born near White Haven, Luzerne County, Pa., May 4, 1872; attended the public schools and prepared for college at the Moravian Parochial School, Bethlehem, Pa.; was graduated from Swarthmore (Pa.) College in 1891; appointed offical stenographer of the forty-third judicial district of Pennsylvania in 1892; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in Stroudsburg, Pa.; director of various banks and public-service corporations; member of the Democratic State executive committee of Pennsylvania; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first, Sixty-second, and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1909-March 3, 1915); was not a candidate for renomination in 1914, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912 and 1916; member of the Democratic National Committee 1912-1920; appointed Alien Property Custodian October 22, 1917, by President Wilson, and served until March 4, 1919, when he resigned to become Attorney Gen

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Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, 1920.

Nicknamed "The Fighting Quaker," A. Mitchell Palmer led a life of both public acclaim and public scorn. Born in Moosehead, Pennsylvania, Palmer worked as a lawyer in Stroudsburg and after his election to Congress in 1908 on the Democratic ticket became known widely as a progressive reformer who sponsored legislation for the protection of female and child workers. In 1914, Palmer left Congress to run an unsuccessful race for the United States Senate. In 1916, he turned down President Woodrow Wilson's offer of the post of Secretary of War because of his pacifist beliefs but did accept appointment as the Official Custodian of Alien Property, whose duties included the seizing of U.S. businesses owned by Germans during World War I.

Pennsylvania Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, 1913.

In early 1919, Palmer accepted the position of U.S. Attorney General, which included the responsibility of investigating foreign aliens and radical labor organizations in America. In 1919, the nation experienced tremendous turmoil, for the end o

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A. Mitchell Palmer

American attorney and politician (1872–1936)

A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer in 1919
In office March 5, 1919 – March 4, 1921
President	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Thomas Watt Gregory
Succeeded by	Harry Daugherty
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915
Preceded by	Davis Brodhead
Succeeded by	Henry Steele
Born	Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-05-04)May 4, 1872 White Haven, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 11, 1936(1936-05-11) (aged 64) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Laurelwood Cemetery in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Roberta Dixon (died 1922) Margaret Fallon Burrall
Education	Swarthmore College (BA)

Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 – May 11, 1936) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the Red Scare of 1919–20.

He became a member of the Democratic Party and won election to the United States Hou