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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.
Appointed Secretary of Agriculture by President Harding in 1921, Henry C. Wallace promoted programs for American farmers struggling against over-production and the collapse of farm prices following the first World War.
An agricultural journalist and secretary of agriculture in the Harding administration, Henry Cantwell Wallace was one of the founders and for many years associate editor and editor of Wallaces' Farmer.
Dec 13, 2023 · Portrait bust of pioneer agricultural researcher at Iowa State College, and father of United States Vice President Henry A. Wallace. Cantwell Wallace was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture under President Warren G. Harding and publisher of Wallace’s Farmer magazine.
- 1926
- Bronze
- 28 x 21 x 10 in. (71.1 x 53.3 x 25.4 cm)
Henry Cantwell Wallace, the son of Henry Wallace, Sr., was born in Rock Island, Illinois, on 11th May, 1866. His father was a Presbyterian minister who served as a chaplain with the Union Army during the American Civil War. An experience that gave him a permanent horror of war.
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.
Wallace, Henry Cantwell. (May 11, 1866–October 25, 1924) —farmer, educator, journalist, and U.S. secretary of agriculture—was the son of Henry Wallace (known as "Uncle Henry") and Nancy Ann (Cantwell) Wallace. Born in Rock Island, Illinois, young Henry moved with his family to Iowa in 1877.
