Louis Freeland Post | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Hackettstown, New Jersey, U.S. | November 15, 1849
Died | January 11, 1928 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 78)
Spouse | Alice Thacher Post |
Parent(s) | Eugene J. Post Elizabeth Freeland |
Louis Freeland Post (November 15, 1849 – January 11, 1928) was a prominent Georgist and the Assistant United States Secretary of Labor during the closing year of the Wilson administration, the period of the Palmer Raids and the First Red Scare, where he had responsibility for the Bureau of Immigration. Post considered the process to be a witch hunt and is credited with preventing many deportations and freeing many innocent people.