Albert Augustus Carmichael (July 27, 1895 – June 4, 1952) was an American
politician
A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...
who served as the
14th Lieutenant Governor of
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
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.
[Albert A. Carmichael vs. Southern Coal Company Records #5349. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.]
References
External links
Biography by the Alabama Department of Archives & History
Lieutenant governors of Alabama
1895 births
1952 deaths
Alabama Democrats
People from Ozark, Alabama
20th-century Alabama politicians
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