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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.
Henry Cantwell Wallace (May 11, 1866 – October 25, 1924) was an American farmer, journalist, and political activist who served as the secretary of agriculture from 1921 to 1924 under Republican presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He was the father of Henry A. Wallace, who would follow in his father's footsteps as secretary of ...
Henry A. Wallace, as secretary of agriculture in the Roosevelt administration, gives a radio address. Wallace was born on his father's farm near Orient in Adair County. He grew up first in Ames ...
The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments. The department includes several organizations. The 297,000 mi 2 (770,000 km 2) of national forests and grasslands are managed by the United ...
Henry Wallace who formed the Progressive Party in 1948 was deemed one of the most liberal idealists in the Roosevelt administration. [2] He was the secretary of agriculture before he served as FDR's vice president during his (1941–45) third term, but was dropped from the ticket for the 1944 election. He later became secretary of commerce under
Henry A. Wallace; Henry Cantwell Wallace; Claude R. Wickard; James Wilson (Secretary of Agriculture) Y. Clayton Yeutter; Mike Young (agriculture official)
Uncle" Henry Wallace is often confused with his eldest son, Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-1924), who was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) from 1921 to 1924.) The commission proposed three objectives for the improvement of rural life: a national agricultural extension program, scientific surveys of rural life, and the establishment of a national ...
Catalpa (Greenfield, Iowa) Catalpa, generally known as Wallace Farm, is a historic farm located near the small city of Orient, Iowa, United States. It is associated with Henry Cantwell Wallace, who owned and operated the influential agricultural publication Wallaces' Farmer, and served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1921-1924). It is also ...