Francis
Walter was born in Easton, Pennsylvania,
on 26th May, 1894. After graduating from George Washington University
he served during the First World War in the
United States Air Service.
Returning to the United States in 1919, Walter was admitted to the
bar and became a lawyer in Easton. He had numerous business interests
in the town being a director of both the Broad Street Trust and the
Easton National Bank. A member of the Democratic
Party, Walter was elected to Congress in 1933.
In June, 1952, Walter and Pat McCarran
instigated the passing of the McCarran-Walter
Act that imposed more rigid restrictions on entry quotas to the
United States. It also stiffened the existing law relating to the
admission, exclusion and deportation of dangerous aliens as defined
in the Internal Security Act.
Walter, who took an increasing interest in the activities of the Communist
Party, was appointed chairman of the Un-American
Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1955. A post he was to hold until
his death on 31st May, 1963.
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