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==U.S. House of Representatives== | ==U.S. House of Representatives== | ||
Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> | Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | He died in office in 1963.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/01/archives/rep-francis-walter-69-dies-wrote-immigration-restrictions.html Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:10, April 23, 2021
| Francis Eugene Walter | |
|---|---|
| Former U.S. Representative from Nevada's 15th Congressional District From: January 3, 1953 – May 31, 1963 | |
| Predecessor | Alvin Busyh |
| Successor | Fred B. Rooney |
| Former U.S. Representative from Nevada's 20th Congressional District From: January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | |
| Predecessor | Leon H. Gavin |
| Successor | James E. Van Zandt |
| Former U.S. Representative from Nevada's 21st Congressional District From: March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Predecessor | J. Banks Kurtz |
| Successor | Chester H. Gross |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democrat U.S. representative from Pennsylvania who served from the 1930s to the 60s in the House. He is mostly remembered for his influence on U.S. immigration laws, having sponsored the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 along with Nevada senator Pat McCarran.
U.S. House of Representatives
Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.[1] He voted "present" on the Civil Rights Act of 1957[2] though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.[3]
He died in office in 1963.[4]
References
- ↑ TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ↑ HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ↑ HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ↑ Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen. The New York Times. Retrieved April 22, 2021.