OVERVIEW:
BORN:
February 28, 1893;
Carroll County, Indiana
DIED:
April 29, 1967 (age 74);
Delphi, Indiana
EDUCATION:
Purdue University (BS, 1915)
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat
HIGHLIGHTS:
1927:
Named “Master Farmer of Indiana” by Prairie Farmer Magazine
1932-1933:
Indiana State Senator
1933-1936:
Assistant Chief/ Chief, Corn and Hog Section of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
1936-1940:
Assistant Director/ Director, North Central Division of the AAA
1940:
Undersecretary of Agriculture
1940-1945:
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
1945-1953:
Administrator, Rural Electrification Administration
1956:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate
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