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Alexander Mitchell Palmer (May 4, 1872 - May 11, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician, nicknamed The Fighting Quaker and later the "The Quaking Fighter." He directed the infamous Palmer Raids. Download high resolution version (440x634, 26 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Palmer Raids were a series of controversial raids on American, resident, and non-resident alien citizens in the United States from 1918 to 1921 based on their assumed political beliefs. ...

Palmer was born near White Haven, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, on May 4 of 1872; he attended the public schools of his area and prepared for college at the Moravian Parochial School in Bethlehem. Palmer graduated from Swarthmore College in 1891 and was appointed official stenographer of the forty-third judicial district of Pennsylvania in 1892. White Haven is a borough located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ... Location in the state of Pennsylvania Formed Seat Wilkes-Barre Area - Total - Water 2,349 kmÂ² (907 miÂ²) 42 kmÂ² (16 miÂ²) 1. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Bethlehem is a city located in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in eastern Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329. ... Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, with an enrollment of about 1450 students. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Shorthand is a writing method that can be done at speed because an abbreviated or symbolic form of language is used. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1893 and practiced in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Palmer became director of various banks and public-service corporations and a member of the Democratic State executive committee of Pennsylvania. Palmer was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first, Sixty-second, and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1915); he was not a candidate for renomination in 1914, but ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate. Palmer was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912 and 1916, and a member of the Democratic National Committee from 1912 - 1920. A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Stroudsburg is a borough located in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. ... A bank is an institution that provides financial service, particularly taking deposits and extending credit. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

President Woodrow Wilson offered Palmer the post of Secretary of War, but Palmer declined because of his belief in pacifism. Instead, he was appointed Alien Property Custodian on October 22, 1917, by Wilson, and served until March 4 of 1919, when he resigned to become Attorney General of the United States, in which capacity he served from March 5, 1919, until March 4, 1921. His tenure as Attorney General was concurrent with the first Red Scare, and Palmer became a zealous opponent of socialists and immigrants. The bombing of his Washington, D.C. home, which killed the bomber and slightly damaged his building, may have influenced his actions in this area. His campaign against radicalism culminated in the Palmer Raids, for which he has been heavily criticized. Palmer also famously predicted that Communists would attempt to overthrow the United States government on May Day, 1920. The date came and went without incident, and Palmer's star began to decline. The President of the United States of America (unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States and the chief executive of the federal government. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 â€“ February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913â€“1921). ... The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ... Pacifism is opposition to war. ... An Alien Property Custodian is someone who has been employed to handle an enemy citizens property, which has landed in the United States. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... The Palmer Raids were a series of controversial raids on American, resident, and non-resident alien citizens in the United States from 1918 to 1921 based on their assumed political beliefs. ... May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May), the most famous one being Labor Day. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

His tenure as Attorney General led to his candidacy during the 1920 Democratic National Convention. Neither he nor fellow front-runner and Wilson Cabinet member William G. McAdoo could break the deadlock, and the nomination went to the dark-horse Governor of Ohio James M. Cox. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the finance minister of the Federal Government of the United States. ... William Gibbs McAdoo (October 31, 1863–February 1, 1941) was a U.S. Senator and United States Secretary of the Treasury. ... Ohio Governors Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. ... James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 - July 15, 1957) was a Governor of Ohio, U.S. Representative from Ohio and Democratic candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1920. ...

Palmer then engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania and died in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 1936. He is buried in Laurelwood Cemetery, Stroudsburg. He also started the Palmer Raids or as most people know as the Red Scare. This is when Palmer would arrest suspected communists. Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about communism as a form of society, as an ideology advocating that form of society, and as a popular movement. ...

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