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Wallace (HENRY CANTWELL an American)

HENRY CANTWELL, an American editor and public official, born in Rock Island, Ill., in 1866. After graduating from Iowa State College of he engaged in farming and in the breed- Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1892, graduating from Iowa State College of he engaged in farming and in the breeding of pure-bred live stock. He was also College, from 1893 to 1895. After hav- professor of dairying at the Iowa State College, from 1893 to 1895. After having been connected with several farm papers, he became, in 1895, manager and ing been connected with several farm assistant editor of "Wallace's Farmer," and from 1916 was editor of this paper.

He was a member of the executive com- and from 1916 was editor of this paper. assistant editor of "Wallace's Farmer," mittee of the United States Live Stock Industrial Commission.

World War he was a member of the National War Work Council of the During the Y. M. C. A., chairman of the Iowa War Work Council. He became Secretary of Agriculture in the cabinet of President Harding, assuming office on March 4, 1921.