Alexander, Archibald Stevens, 1906-1979

Archibald Stevens Alexander (1906-1979) was born in New York City. He received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1928 and a law degree from Harvard in 1931. Upon graduation from law school, he joined the firm of Carter, Ledyard and Millburn in New York City; he was a partner with the law firm from 1940 to 1949. During World War II, Alexander served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was Assistant Secretary of the Army from 1949 to 1950 and Under Secretary from 1950 to 1952. In both 1948 and 1952, Alexander was the unsuccessful Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey. From 1954 to 1955 he served as Treasurer of the State of New Jersey. During 1956 Alexander was Director of Volunteers for Stevenson-Kefauver. From 1959 to 1963, he served as President of the Free Europe Committee. Alexander returned to Washington, D.C., when he was appointed Assistant Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency in 1963. He remained at that post until 1969.

Alexander devoted a great deal of his time to public service and held a number of posts in associations and educational institutions. He was a member of the board of directors of the Citizens' Research Foundation from 1965 until he died and actively participated in its efforts to study and reform political campaign financing. From 1971 until his death, he was president of the Arms Control Association, an organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of effective policies and programs in national arms control and disarmament. Committed to the reduction of nuclear arms, Alexander was also a member of the American Bar Association's Committee on Arms Control and Disarmament, and in 1977 was appointed chair of the subcommittee on Foreign Military Aid and Arms Sales Limitations.

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