Henry A. Wallace Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

Henry A. Wallace was an American politician and an agrarian expert who served as the 33rd U.S. Vice President, from 1941 to 1945, in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. An author and editor, Wallace went on to work in the hybrid-corn business before becoming agricultural secretary and later served as Vice President during Roosevelt’s third term. Born in Iowa, after finishing college, Wallace took over his father’s position as the editor of family publication. Later, he joined the Democratic Party and was appointed the Secretary of Agriculture by Roosevelt.

As head of the Agriculture Department, Wallace gained national attention for effectively organizing the administration of the Agricultural Adjustment Agency and was subsequently chosen by Roosevelt as his running mate in the elections of 1940. Over the next four years, Wallace distinguished himself as a loyal and hard-working wartime vice-president but still failed to recapture the nomination in 1944 and was discarded by an increasingly conservative Democratic party.

Then, he was appointed Secretary of Commerce but was dismissed from his post after he publicly criticized President Truman’s foreign policy. Thereafter, he returned to editing and used his publication as a platform to promote progressive politics, thereby founding the Progressive Party. Subsequently, he ran as the presidential candidate from the newly formed party but failed in his attempt and shortly after, Wallace retired from politics. Wallace continued to write about politics and agriculture through his retirement and until his death