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Encyclopedia > Edwin Meredith

Edwin Thomas Meredith (December 23, 1876June 17, 1928) was a United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson. December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. ... Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ...

Preceded by:
David F. Houston
United States Secretary of Agriculture
19201921
Succeeded by:
Henry Cantwell Wallace


David Franklin Houston (February 17, 1866–September 2, 1940) was an American academic, businessman and politician. ... The United States Secretary of Agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture concerned with land and food as well as agriculture and rural development. ... 1920 (MCMXX) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866–1924) was a United States administrator. ...

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James Edwin Meredith (1891-1957), University of Pennsylvania Archives (423 words)
James Edwin (Ted) Meredith was born in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania on November 11, 1891.
The summer before he matriculated at Penn at the age of nineteen years, Meredith participated in the 1912 Olympics as a member of the U.S. team.
Meredith unsuccessfully campaigned for a spot as the Democratic candidate for the State Legislature in Montgomery County.
From farming to TV, Meredith has grown with America (2965 words)
Meredith's son, E.T. "Ed" Meredith Jr., was still in college when his father died and judged too young to take over the company.
The move is expected to help Meredith, which now operates Fox and UPN affiliates in Portland, cut costs and boost its ability to reach portions of the Portland population that are more attractive to advertisers.
Meredith's biggest liability in the early 1970s was its cash flow, largely because of short-term debt that the company relied on to maintain day-to-day operations.
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