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Palmer, A(lexander) Mitchell

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Palmer, A(lexander) Mitchell (1872-1936)

US public official. He held office in the US House of Representatives 1909-15. A Quaker, he declined an appointment as secretary of war under President Wilson, and served instead as custodian of alien property during World War I. As US attorney general 1919-21, he led the controversial ‘Palmer raids’ against alleged political radicals during the Red Scare.

Born in Moosehead, Pennsylvania, Palmer was educated at Swarthmore College and was admitted to the bar 1893. After establishing a private legal practice in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, he became active in state Democratic politics.



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