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Encyclopedia > Norman Jay Coleman
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See Norm Coleman for the US Senator from Minnesota. Jump to: navigation, search Norman Bertram Norm Coleman Jr. ...


Norman Jay Coleman (May 16, 1827November 3, 1911) was a newspaper publisher and the first United States Secretary of Agriculture. May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... 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. ...


Coleman was born in Richfield Springs, New York, and later moved to Kentucky to become an educator. He received a law degree from the University of Louisville Law School in 1849. Coleman then moved to Missouri and went into farming. In 1855 he founded the Valley Farmer newspaper. As a result of his publication, Coleman became a prominent figure in Missouri farming circles, which set the path for a political career in the U.S. House of Representatives. The publication of Coleman’s newspaper was interrupted by the American Civil War, but three years after the war he founded the "Coleman’s Rural World". His political career continued when he was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1875 to 1877. During his tenure he campaigned for the creation of the United States Department of Agriculture under the administration of President Grover Cleveland, of which he served as its inaugural Secretary for the remainder of Cleveland’s term. Richfield Springs is a village located in the town of Richfield, on the north-central border of Otsego County, New York. ... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... The clocktower at the student activity center can be seen from nearly anywhere in the campus. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Show Me State Other U.S. States Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City (largest metropolitan area is Saint Louis) Governor Matt Blunt (R) Senators Kit Bond (R) Jim Talent (R) Official languages English Area 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² (21st)  - Land 68,898 mi²; 178... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Jump to: navigation, search The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 – June 24, 1908) was the 22nd (1885–1889) and 24th (1893–1897) President of the United States, and the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms. ...


He was a member of the Freemasons. American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ...

Preceded by:
(none)
United States Secretary of Agriculture
February 15, 1889 - March 6, 1889
Succeeded by:
Jeremiah McLain Rusk


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. ... Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830 - November 21, 1893) was the 15th Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin from 1882 to 1889. ...

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Norman Jay Colman at AllExperts (259 words)
Norman Jay Coleman (May 16, 1827 –; November 3, 1911) was a newspaper publisher and the first United States Secretary of Agriculture.
Coleman was born in Richfield Springs, New York, and later moved to Kentucky to become an educator.
As a result of his publication, Coleman became a prominent figure in Missouri farming circles, which set the path for a political career in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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