M. L. Wilson | |
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| Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture | |
| In office 1937 – January 1940 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Assistant Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office July 1934 – 1937 | |
| Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Milburn Lincoln Wilson October 23, 1885 Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | November 22, 1969 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., USA |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Milburn Lincoln Wilson (October 23, 1885 – November 22, 1969) was an American Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman under the New Deal and Fair Deal.[1][2][3] His main interest was social justice for farmers.[4] He made major contributions to federal agricultural policies, including creating the first domestic allotment plan for the Agricultural Adjustment Act and helping to create the first agricultural commodity programs and for the United States.[5][6][2][3] He also convinced the Millers' National Federation and others to begin enriching bread and cereals.[4]
Wilson also directed the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the U.S. Department of the Interior and was head of the Division of Farm Management and Cost Accounting for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.[1][4][3] He also helped establish the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.[2][3]
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- ^ a b c d "Milburn L. Wilson, Federal Farm Aide" (PDF). New York Times. November 26, 1969. p. 45. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ a b c Bell, Edward J. (December 1968). "M. L. Wilson—Economist, Philosopher, and Man of Action". American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 50 (5): 1181–1190. doi:10.2307/1237304. ISSN 0002-9092. JSTOR 1237304. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via JSTOR.
- ^ "M.L. Wilson Lecture". Montana State University. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "About the Milburn Lincoln Wilson Agricultural Photographs Collection". Montana State University Library Archives and Special Collections. 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2022.