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Columbia Encyclopedia: Wallace, Henry Cantwell,
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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Wikipedia: Henry Cantwell Wallace
For other persons named Henry Wallace, see Henry Wallace (disambiguation).
Henry Cantwell Wallace
Henry Cantwell Wallace
In office
March 5, 1921 – October 25, 1924
Preceded by Edwin T. Meredith
Succeeded by Howard M. Gore
Born 1866
Rock Island, Illinois, USA
Died 1924
USA
Henry Wallace with a Jersey cow in 1922.
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Henry Wallace with a Jersey cow in 1922.

Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866–1924) was a United States farm leader. He served as the Secretary of Agriculture between 1921 and 1924. He was the father of Henry Agard Wallace. He was editor of Wallaces' Farmer 1916 - 1921.

Son of "Uncle Henry", who was a prominent farm journalist and counselor to statesmen, Henry C. (Harry) Wallace was born in Rock Island, Illinois. He graduated from and was a professor of dairy science at Iowa State College. He farmed near Orient, Iowa, where his son Henry A. Wallace was born. Harry handled much of the daily details at Wallaces' Farmer and became editor when his father died. Harry Wallace helped establish 4-H clubs and extension programs in Iowa, and helped start the Iowa Farm Bureau.

He served as the longtime president of the Cornbelt Meat Producers Association. Appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President Warren G. Harding in 1921, Harry Wallace promoted programs for American farmers struggling against over-production and the collapse of farm prices following the first World War. His book, Our Debt and Duty to the Farmer, was published posthumously.


Preceded by
Edwin Thomas Meredith		 United States Secretary of Agriculture
1921–1924		 Succeeded by
Howard Mason Gore
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