Henry A. Wallace

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American politician agricultural expert human progressive leader

Henry A. Wallace was an American politician, agricultural expert, and progressive leader who served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Aliases (2)

Henry Agard Wallace ×4
Agard is the middle name of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt. ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American politician → agricultural expert → human → progressive leader →
awardReceived	Medal for Merit →
candidateInElection	1948 United States presidential election →
causeOfDeath	amyotrophic lateral sclerosis →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1888-10-07 →
dateOfDeath	1965-11-18 →
educatedAt	Iowa State College →
ethnicGroup	European American →
familyName	Wallace →
fieldOfWork	agricultural economics → agriculture → politics →
founded	Wallace’s Farmer (as editor and leader) →
givenName	Henry →
hasRelative	Henry Cantwell Wallace → Henry Wallace (grandfather, editor and agriculture secretary) →
knownFor	New Deal agricultural policies → progressive and liberal politics → promotion of hybrid corn →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party → Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →
middleName	Agard →
notableWork	advocacy of the New Deal farm programs → leadership of the Progressive Party in 1948 → support for the New Deal →
occupation	agronomist → editor → journalist → politician →
ordinalInOffice	33rd Vice President of the United States →
parent	Carrie May Brodhead Wallace → Henry Cantwell Wallace →
placeOfBirth	Adair County, Iowa → near Orient, Iowa →
placeOfDeath	Danbury, Connecticut →
positionHeld	United States Secretary of Agriculture → United States Secretary of Commerce → Vice President of the United States →
ranForOffice	President of the United States →
religion	Presbyterianism →
servedUnder	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Ilo Browne Wallace →
vicePresidentOf	United States of America →
workedFor	Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company → Wallace’s Farmer →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carrie May Brodhead Wallace → Henry Cantwell Wallace →	child
Adair County, Iowa →	birthplaceOf
Wallace’s Farmer ("Henry Agard Wallace") →	contributor
Henry Agard Wallace ("Agard is the middle name of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd Vice President of the United States under Franklin D. Roosevelt.") →	describedBySource
Wallace’s Farmer ("Henry Agard Wallace") →	editor
1940 United States presidential election →	electedVicePresident
Henry Cantwell Wallace →	fatherOf
Henry Wallace →	hasGrandson
Wallace →	hasNotableBearer
1940 United States presidential election →	hasWinningRunningMate
Henry Wallace →	inspired
Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →	keyFigure
Progressive Party (United States, 1948) →	nominatedForPresident
Wallace’s Farmer ("Henry Agard Wallace") →	notableEditor
National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal →	notableRecipient
Carrie May Brodhead Wallace →	notableRelative
Claude R. Wickard →	predecessor
74th United States Congress →	presidingOfficer
1948 United States presidential election →	progressiveNominee
Henry Wallace →	relative
76th United States Congress →	senatePresident
Ilo Browne Wallace →	spouse
Ilo Browne Wallace ("Henry Agard Wallace") →	spouseName
John Nance Garner →	succeededAsVicePresidentBy
1948 United States presidential election →	thirdPartyCandidate
Franklin D. Roosevelt →	vicePresident
77th United States Congress →	vicePresidentDuringTerm