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Charles F. Brannan

Secretary of Agriculture

Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture. Charles Franklin Brannan (August 23, 1903 – July 2, 1992) was the United States secretary of agriculture from 1948 to 1953. He was a liberal Democrat best known for proposing the "Brannan Plan", which was rejected by a conservative Congress and never took effect. Brannan was the last surviving member of Harry S. Truman's cabinet.

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  • Secretary of Agriculture

Biography

Charles Franklin Brannan (August 23, 1903 – July 2, 1992) was the United States secretary of agriculture from 1948 to 1953. He was a liberal Democrat best known for proposing the "Brannan Plan", which was rejected by a conservative Congress and never took effect. Brannan was the last surviving member of Harry S. Truman's cabinet.

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