Albert A. Carmichael

Albert A. Carmichael
30th & 33rd Attorney General of Alabama
In office
January 20, 1947 – January 15, 1951
GovernorJim Folsom
Preceded byWilliam N. McQueen
Succeeded bySi Garrett
In office
January 14, 1935 – January 17, 1939
GovernorBibb Graves
Preceded byThomas E. Knight
Succeeded byThomas S. Lawson
14th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
In office
January 17, 1939 – January 19, 1943
GovernorFrank M. Dixon
Preceded byThomas E. Knight
Succeeded byLeven H. Ellis
Personal details
Born
Albert Augustus Carmichael

(1895-07-27)July 27, 1895
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1952(1952-06-04) (aged 56)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Erin Stallworth
(m. 1930)
EducationUniversity of Alabama (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankColonel
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II

Albert Augustus Carmichael (July 27, 1895 – June 4, 1952) was an American politician who served as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1939 to 1943.

Before assuming his role as lieutenant governor, Carmichael gained notoriety for his position in the Albert A. Carmichael V. Southern Coal Company Records supreme court case. This case tested the constitutionality of pooled-based state unemployment insurance laws. He accused the legislature of arbitrary and unreasonable assessment of some employers which allegedly colluded in order to pay benefits to workers who were employed by other firms.[1]

  1. ^ Albert A. Carmichael vs. Southern Coal Company Records #5349. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.