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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, farmer, and businessman who served as the 33rd vice president of the United States, from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce.
The Progressive Party was a left-wing political party in the United States that served as a vehicle for the campaign of Henry A. Wallace, a former vice president, to become President of the United States in 1948. The party sought racial desegregation, the establishment of a national health insurance system, an expansion of the welfare system ...
Henry Louis Wallace was born in Barnwell, South Carolina, [2] the son of Lottie Mae Wallace. Wallace grew up with his mother working long hours as a textile worker. She was verbally abusive, criticizing her son for even the smallest mistakes. He attended Barnwell High School, where he was elected to the student council and was a cheerleader.
The Wallace House at 756 16th St. in Sherman Hill was the home of Henry A. Wallace's grandfather, the first of three Henry Wallaces who were influential in Iowa agriculture and politics.
The 1948 Progressive National Convention was held in Philadelphia from July 23 to 25, 1948. The convention ratified the candidacies of former Vice President Henry A. Wallace from Iowa for president and U.S. Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho for vice president. [1] The Progressive Party's platform opposed the Cold War and emphasized foreign policy.
Charlotte police suspected Henry Wallace of a handful of murders. But when he started compiling a list of his victims, he kept adding names. In 1994, Charlotte police searched for a murderer.
Henry Wallace killed 11 women – 10 of them in Charlotte – from 1990 to 1994.
The Progressive Party nominated Henry A. Wallace, a former Democratic vice president, to run against Truman. Strom Thurmond, the governor of South Carolina, who had led a walkout of a large group of delegates from Mississippi and Alabama at the 1948 convention, also ran against Truman as a Dixiecrat, campaigning for states' rights. With a split ...