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    Commissioners of Immigration and Naturalization, by DATE

    July 1, 1891- April 7, 1893 Owen, William D. Superintendent of Immigration
    April 8, 1893- March 1, 1895 Stump, Herman Superintendent of Immigration
    March 2, 1895- June 30, 1897 Stump, Herman Commissioner General of Immigration
    July 1, 1897- June 24, 1902 Powderly, Terence V. Commissioner General of Immigration
    June 25, 1902- Sept. 4, 1908 Sargent, Frank P. Commissioner General of Immigration
    July 1, 1909- May 31, 1913 Keefe, Daniel Commissioner General of Immigration
    June 1, 1913- March 13, 1921 Caminetti, Anthony J. Commissioner General of Immigration
    March 4, 1913- Dec. 21, 1922 Campbell, Richard Commissioner of Naturalization
    March 15, 1921- May 15, 1925 Husband, William Commissioner General of Immigration
    January 1, 1923- Aug. 9, 1933 Crist, Raymond Commissioner of Naturalization
    May 13, 1925- April 26,1933 Hull, Harry E Commissioner General of Immigration
    April 27, 1933- Aug. 9, 1933 MacCormack, Daniel W. Commissioner General of Immigration
    August 10, 1933- Jan. 1, 1937 MacCormack, Daniel W. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    August 26, 1937- July 31, 1940 Houghteling, James L Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Oct. 1, 1940- July 19, 1942 Schofield, Lemuel B. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    July 20, 1942- July 20, 1944 Harrison, Earl G. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    January 9, 1945- Aug. 26, 1947 Carusi, Ugo Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    August 27, 1947- June 9, 1950 Miller, Watson B. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    April 23, 1951- May 23, 1954 Mackey, Argyle R. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    May 24, 1954- Jan. 5, 1962 Swing, Joseph M. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    February 5, 1962- March 31, 1973 Farrell, Raymond F. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Nov. 29, 1973- May 12, 1977 Chapman, Leonard F. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    May 13, 1977- Oct. 1, 1979 Castillo, Leonel J. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    February 22, 1982- June 16, 1989 Nelson, Alan C. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Oct. 26, 1989- Jan. 20, 1993 McNary, Gene Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Oct. 18, 1993- Nov. 18, 2000 Meissner, Doris Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Aug. 6, 2001- November 30, 2002 Ziglar, James W. Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
    Last Modified 02/28/2003