Henry Cantwell Wallace

Harry Wallace
7th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office March 5, 1921 – October 25, 1924
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Edwin T. Meredith
Succeeded by	Howard Gore
Personal details
Born	Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866-05-11)May 11, 1866 Rock Island, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 25, 1924(1924-10-25) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Carrie May Brodhead ​ (m. 1887)​
Children	6, including Henry
Education	Iowa State University (BS)

Henry Cantwell Wallace (May 11, 1866 – October 25, 1924) was an American farmer, journalist, and political activist who served as the secretary of agriculture from 1921 to 1924 under Republican presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge. He was the father of Henry A. Wallace, who would follow in his father's footsteps as secretary of agriculture and later became vice president under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was an editor of Wallaces' Farmer from 1916 to 1921.