Claude R. Wickard

Claude Wickard
12th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office September 5, 1940 – June 29, 1945
President	Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Henry A. Wallace
Succeeded by	Clinton Anderson
Personal details
Born	Claude Raymond Wickard (1893-02-28)February 28, 1893 Carroll County, Indiana, U.S.
Died	April 29, 1967(1967-04-29) (aged 74) Delphi, Indiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Louise Eckert
Children	2
Education	Purdue University, West Lafayette (BS)

Claude Raymond Wickard (February 28, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was an American Democratic politician who served as the secretary of agriculture during the administrations of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman from 1940 to 1945.^[1]