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Henry Cantwell Wallace
Henry Cantwell Wallace 1866-1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet officer, b. Rock Island, Ill., grad. Iowa State College of Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of Henry Wallace (1836-1916) and father of Henry Agard Wallace . Harry Wallace, as he often was called, was associated with his father in founding Wallaces' Farmer and served as assistant editor until 1916, then becoming editor. He held government posts in World War I, and later (1921) President Warren G. Harding appointed him secretary of agriculture. In spite of opposition from the packing interests, Wallace continued to serve under President Calvin Coolidge. He reorganized the department and died in office. His views were set forth in his book, Our Debt and Duty to the Farmer (1925).
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American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace.(Review)
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the field of law and politics, Henry Wallace's life and work are instructive...transformation of law outside our borders. Henry Wallace's role as a pioneer and defender...crucially, scientists and preachers. Henry Wallace's grandfather, "Uncle Henry...
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American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace.(Review)
Magazine article from: The American Enterprise; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; American Dreamer: A Life of Henry A. Wallace By John C. Culver and John Hyde Norton, 608 pages, $35 Henry Wallace was weird. In their very Sympathetic...strands in the strange life of Henry Wallace. On his way to consult with Roosevelt...
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REMARKS BY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE DAN GLICKMAN ON HENRY A. WALLACE LECTURE AND DEDICATION OF THE WALLACE ROOM
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 9/29/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Carolina. And also to two of Henry Wallace's biographers: John Hyde and...single out the other members of Henry Wallace's family who are here today...Robert and Susan Fleming. I think Henry Wallace would have enjoyed this dialogue...
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The Cursed Prophet of '48; Henry Wallace's Vision and Principles Earned Him Only Scorn
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/9/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...Moines, that's where. Henry A. Wallace, a genuine American...common man," which Wallace believed was an aspiration...heritage than publisher Henry Luce's alternative...American century." Wallace said the United States...
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Roosevelt Institute Names New Center For Henry A. Wallace
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 1/9/2001; 608 words
; ...Presidential Library will be named for Henry Agard Wallace, FDR's dynamic Secretary of...Ambassador William vanden Heuvel. "Henry Wallace stands as one of the most innovative...Roosevelt New Deal era, and Henry Wallace's contributions to that era...
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Mazda Motor Corp.'s Henry Wallace defies tradition in company overhaul. (includes related article on Mazda's RX-1 concept sports car)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 7/15/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...FRANKFURT The quiet days are over for Henry Wallace. And the traditional Japanese...network. Mazda is No. 16 now. Wallace said much of Mazda's growth will...Tokyo Motor Show, says President Henry Wallace. "We need it," says Wallace...
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The Wallace case. (50th anniversary of Democratic Party's Jul 21, 1944 selection of Harry S. Truman to replace Henry Wallace as Franklin Roosevelt's running mate)
Magazine article from: National Review; 8/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...on July 21. The incumbent was Henry Wallace, whom FDR had chosen as his running...Soviet Asia Mission (1946), Wallace described Magadan, in Kolyma...the time, "It is not true that Henry Wallace is an agent of Moscow. But it...
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CAPTURING THE PARADOX OF FDR VEEP HENRY WALLACE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; In an oral history that Henry A. Wallace recorded near the end of his life...as he could have led the nation. Wallace had been Roosevelt's vice president...allowed the party bosses to dump Wallace from the ticket and replace him with...
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HENRY WALLACE APPOINTED FORD MOTOR DE VENEZUELA PRESIDENT
PR Newswire; 4/2/1992; 700+ words
; HENRY WALLACE APPOINTED FORD MOTOR DE VENEZUELA PRESIDENT DEARBORN, Mich., April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry D.G. Wallace has been named president, Ford Motor de Venezuela, S.A. The appointment...
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Mazda prez in Japan is ad star, but not Lido II. (Mazda Motor Corp.'s new advertisement featuring President Henry Wallace)
Magazine article from: Automotive News; 8/26/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...corporate pitchman: company president Henry Wallace. Research shows that the Scots-born Wallace has become one of Japan's best-known...president. "We found from our research that Henry Wallace is very well received by people," said...
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Wallace, Henry
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
WALLACE, HENRY Henry Wallace (1836 – 1916) was a pastor, farmer, agricultural publicist...agricultural policies. According to biographer Richard S. Kirkendall, Henry Wallace "was the first in an American line of Henry Wallaces who rose to...
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Henry Agard Wallace
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Agard Wallace Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965), a...1971). See also Dwight Macdonald, Henry Wallace: The Man and the Myth (1948...Additional Sources Macdonald, Dwight, Henry Wallace, the man and the myth, New York...
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Henry Wallace
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Henry Wallace Henry Wallace (1836-1916) was an American agricultural publicist and editor of the newspaper Wallaces' Farmer from 1895 to 1916. Henry Wallace was born on a farm outside West Newton, Pa., on March 19, 1836. His parents were...
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Henry Cantwell Wallace
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Cantwell Wallace 1866-1924, American agricultural leader and cabinet...Agriculture (now Iowa State Univ.), 1892; son of Henry Wallace (1836-1916) and father of Henry Agard Wallace . Harry Wallace, as he often was called, was associated...
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Wallace, Henry A. 1888-1965
Book article from: American Decades
WALLACE, HENRY A. 1888-1965 Vice president of the united states, 1941-1945, progressive...party presidential candidate, 1948 Spokesman for the Common Man Henry A. Wallace began his political career as secretary of agriculture under President...
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