A Mitchell Palmer
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About
Attorney General from 1919 to 1921 who led the infamous Palmer Raids on accused leftists, anarchists and communists. He was also a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district from 1909 to 1915.
Before Fame
He supported Woodrow Wilson in his 1912 presidential campaign.
Trivia
President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Attorney General, where he took a hard line against progressives.
Family Life
He grew up in Moosehead, PA., son of Samuel Bernard Palmer, an engineer.
Associated With
In a lot of ways the hunt for radicals that he orchestrated was repeated a few decades later by Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
