Alexander Mitchell Palmer

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Alexander Mitchell Palmer was a U.S. Attorney General best known for leading the post–World War I "Palmer Raids" against suspected radicals during the Red Scare.

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instanceOf American politician
United States Attorney General
human
appointedBy Woodrow Wilson
birthDate 1872-05-04
birthPlace Moorestown, New Jersey, United States
burialPlace Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
candidateInElection 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1936-05-11
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
educatedAt Swarthmore College
familyName Palmer
fullName Alexander Mitchell Palmer
givenName Alexander
ideology anti-communism
knownFor aggressive prosecution of suspected radicals and anarchists
legalBackground admitted to the Pennsylvania bar
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
movement First Red Scare
nationality American
nickname A. Mitchell Palmer
notableFor leading the Palmer Raids
role in the First Red Scare in the United States
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEndTime 1921-03-04
officeHeld United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson
linked to: A. Mitchell Palmer
officeStartTime 1919-03-05
oversawEvent Palmer Raids
positionHeld Alien Property Custodian of the United States
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
United States Attorney General
precededInOfficeBy Thomas Watt Gregory
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Quaker
representedDistrict Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
residence Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C., United States
linked to: Washington, D.C.
spouse Mary Jeffreys
succeededInOfficeBy Harry M. Daugherty
termEndAsRepresentative 1915-03-03
termStartAsRepresentative 1909-03-04
workedAt private law practice in Pennsylvania

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A. Mitchell Palmer fullName Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Thomas Watt Gregory successor A. Mitchell Palmer
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Alexander Mitchell Palmer fullName Alexander Mitchell Palmer
Palmer Raids namedAfter A. Mitchell Palmer
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Palmer Raids coordinatedBy A. Mitchell Palmer
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1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries mainCandidate A. Mitchell Palmer
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Harry M. Daugherty precededBy A. Mitchell Palmer as United States Attorney General
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Roberta Dixon Palmer spouse A. Mitchell Palmer
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1919 anarchist bombings notableVictim A. Mitchell Palmer
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