Henry A. Wallace
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888 - 18 November 1965) was the second Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1941-1945. He was not renominated as Roosevelt's running mate in 1944.
| Henry A. Wallace | |
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| 33rd Vice-President of the United States | |
| Term of office January 20, 1941 - January 20, 1945 | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | John N. Garner |
| Succeeded by | Harry S. Truman |
| Born | October 7, 1888 Orient, Iowa |
| Died | November 18, 1965 Danbury, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Ilo Browne |
Wallace headed the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) in the early days of Rossevelt's New Deal. The AAA was later found unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court.
He ran independantly in the United States presidential election, 1948, but lost to Harry Truman. [1]
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