Henry A. Wallace
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Media, Journalism, Journalists, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1951-present
Article abstract: Wallace was an outspoken critic of post-World War II American foreign policy. He was also one of the principal architects of American farm policy and an eloquent spokesman for some of the most important ideas of twentieth century American liberalism.
Early Life
Henry Agard Wallace was born on October 7, 1888, on a farm in Adair County, Iowa. His father, Henry Cantwell Wallace, was of Scotch-Irish origin; his mother, May Brodhead, was of English, Dutch, and French Huguenot background. Henry Agard’s father, a farmer at the time of his...
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