William von Raab
William von Raab | |
|---|---|
| 13th Commissioner of the United States Customs Service | |
| In office October 13, 1981 – July 31, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Chasen |
| Succeeded by | Carol Boyd Hallett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1942 |
| Died | February 20, 2019 (aged 77) |
| Party | Republican (until 1999) Reform (after 1999) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Lambert Baskett (div. 1979) Susan von Raab (div. 1997) Lucy S. Rhame |
| Children | Nicholas Christian von Raab Alexandra Lambert von Raab |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.A.) University of Virginia (L.L.B) |
William von Raab (January 26, 1942 – February 20, 2019) was an American attorney who served as Commissioner of the United States Customs Service from 1981 to 1989. Known as an anti-vice crusader that spearheaded Ronald Reagan's war on drugs and for his confrontational stance with the Mexican government, von Raab would later be a staunch ally of Pat Buchanan and played a major role in Buchanan securing the 2000 Reform Party nomination.