Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
From 1910-1924, Henry was the associate editor for the Wallaces' Farmer. Wallaces' Farmer agricultural newspaper was run by the Wallace Family. When Henry C. Wallace, the father of Henry, died in 1924, Henry A. Wallace became chief editor from 1924-1929.
Henry developed several different kinds of hybrid corn that was used mostly by farmers of the American Corn Belt. Later, Henry was appointed Secretary of Agriculture in the Cabinet of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Henry became a highly recoginzed leader in the "New Deal." In 1940, Henry was elected Vice President of the United States. On January 20, 1941, Henry was inaugurated as Vice President. His term would last until January 20, 1945.
Henry was not renominated in 1944, but was appointed Secretary of Commerce. He served from March 1945-September 1946. After Henry was forced to resign, he edited the New Public. In 1948, Henry helped launch a new Progressive Party, which charged the Truman administration with responsibility for the Cold War. Henry A. Wallace finally settled down in South Salem, New York. On November 18, 1965, Henry died in Danbury, Connecticut.
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