Francis E. Walter

Francis E. Walter
Francis E. Walter as he appeared as a young Congressman in 1939
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
In office March 4, 1933 – May 31, 1963
Preceded by	J. Banks Kurtz
Succeeded by	Fred B. Rooney
Constituency	21st district (1933–1945) 20th district (1945–1953) 15th district (1953–1963)
Personal details
Born	(1894-05-26)May 26, 1894 Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 31, 1963(1963-05-31) (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy

Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee from 1951 to 1963, serving as chair of that committee for the last nine of those years. He was a Democrat who wanted to minimize immigration and was largely responsible for the McCarran–Walter Act of 1952, which kept the old quotas but also opened up many new opportunities for legal immigration to the United States.