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Claude Raymond Wickard

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Claude Raymond Wickard

Birth
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Death
29 Apr 1967 (aged 74)
Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Flora, Carroll County, Indiana, USA
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Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1940 to 1945. In this position, he was featured on the cover of "Time" magazine. From 1945 to 1953 he served as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, and in 1956 he made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate. In 1967, he was killed in an automobile accident. The book, "Roosevelt's Farmer", by Dean Albertson was written about him.
Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1940 to 1945. In this position, he was featured on the cover of "Time" magazine. From 1945 to 1953 he served as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration, and in 1956 he made an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate. In 1967, he was killed in an automobile accident. The book, "Roosevelt's Farmer", by Dean Albertson was written about him.

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  • Originally Created by: Seth Musselman
  • Added: Mar 7, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10583574/claude_raymond-wickard: accessed ), memorial page for Claude Raymond Wickard (28 Feb 1893–29 Apr 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10583574, citing Maple Lawn Cemetery, Flora, Carroll County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.