Horace Capron | |
|---|---|
 Capron between 1861 and 1865 | |
| United States Commissioner of Agriculture | |
| In office December 4, 1867 – July 31, 1871 | |
| President | Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | Isaac Newton |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1804 Attleboro, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 22, 1885 (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Children | 6, including Horace Capron Jr. |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank | Brevet brigadier general (after leaving active service) |
| Commands | 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | |
Horace Capron (August 31, 1804 – February 22, 1885) was an American businessman and agriculturalist, a founder of Laurel, Maryland, a Union officer in the American Civil War, the United States secretary of agriculture under U.S. presidents Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant, and an advisor to Japan's Hokkaidō Development Commission.[1] His collection of Japanese art and artifacts was sold to the Smithsonian Institution after his death.[2]
- ^ "A Laurel Founder's Life". The Laurel Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2006-11-12. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
- ^ Smithsonian Institution (1901). Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution.