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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A. Mitchell Palmer | 1 |
| Alexander Mitchell Palmer canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
United States Attorney General ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1872-05-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Moorestown, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateInElection | 1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1936-05-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Swarthmore College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Mitchell Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | A. Mitchell Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Palmer Raids
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role in the First Red Scare in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1921-03-04 ⓘ |
| officeHeld | United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1919-03-05 ⓘ |
| oversawEvent | Palmer Raids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Alien Property Custodian of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ United States Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededInOfficeBy | Thomas Watt Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Quaker ⓘ |
| representedDistrict | Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Pennsylvania, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| spouse | Mary Jeffreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededInOfficeBy | Harry M. Daugherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsRepresentative | 1915-03-03 ⓘ |
| termStartAsRepresentative | 1909-03-04 ⓘ |
| workedAt | private law practice in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
A. Mitchell Palmer