Francis E. Walter

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Francis E. Walter was a U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania best known for his influential role in mid-20th-century immigration and internal security legislation.

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instanceOf American politician
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
birthPlace Easton, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
coAuthorOf McCarran–Walter Act NERFINISHED
committeeMembership House Un-American Activities Committee NERFINISHED
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1894-05-26
dateOfDeath 1963-05-31
deathPlace Washington, D.C., United States NERFINISHED
educatedAt George Washington University Law School NERFINISHED
Lehigh University NERFINISHED
gender male
hasName Francis Eugene Walter NERFINISHED
hasOccupation public official
ideology anti-communism
introducedLegislation Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 NERFINISHED
jurisdictionOfOffice federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
knownFor influential role in U.S. internal security legislation
influential role in mid-20th-century U.S. immigration legislation
legalProfession admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryService United States Army
nativeLanguage English
notableFor support for loyalty and security programs during the Cold War
support of national-origins quota system in U.S. immigration law
notableWork Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 NERFINISHED
occupation lawyer
politician
partnerInLegislationWith Pat McCarran NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chair of the House Un-American Activities Committee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
United States representative NERFINISHED
precededInOfficeBy William R. Coyle NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
representedDistrict Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district NERFINISHED
residence Easton, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
stateRepresented Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
succeededInOfficeBy Fred B. Rooney NERFINISHED
termEndAsUSRepresentative 1963
termStartAsUSRepresentative 1933
workField immigration policy
internal security policy

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Pub.L. 82–414 namedFor Francis E. Walter