Claude Wickard | |
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| 12th United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office September 5, 1940 – June 29, 1945 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Claude Raymond Wickard February 28, 1893 Carroll County, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 1967 (aged 74) Delphi, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Louise Eckert |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Purdue University, West Lafayette (BS) |
Claude Raymond Wickard (February 28, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was an American Democratic politician who served as the secretary of agriculture during the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman from 1940 to 1945.[1]
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