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The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in rural Iowa in 1888. After graduating from Iowa State University in 1910, he worked as a writer and editor for his family's farm journal, Wallaces' Farmer .
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.
Secretary of State: Andrew Jackson: 1829–1831 Henry A. Wallace: Secretary of Agriculture: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933–1940 Secretary of Commerce: 1945–1946 Served after being vice president Franklin D. Roosevelt: Harry S. Truman: Dick Cheney: Chief of Staff: Gerald Ford: 1975–1977 Secretary of Defense: George H. W. Bush: 1989–1993
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 ...
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
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).
The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. ... Henry A. Wallace: Iowa March 4, 1933: September 4, 1940:
It was supported by Secretary of Agriculture Henry Cantwell Wallace and Vice President Charles Dawes. According to the bill, a federal agency would be created to support and protect domestic farm prices by attempting to maintain price levels that existed in 1910-1914.