Show VETERAN agriculturist DIES former secretary of agriculture passes away at hla his iowa home cedar rapids iowa james tama jim wilson secretary of aLT culture la in the cabinets of presidents mckinley McKin lcy roosevelt and tatt taft ailed dt d at III his home bime in traer iowa on 1 august 26 at the age of 80 86 during his twelve years of service in the department ot of agriculture mr wilson became one of the besak best known nevii a agricultural authorities in the united stat states ile he was ii frequent contributor to farm journals aea newspapers sir mr wilson was an iowa farmer born august 16 1835 he was the son of a scotchman who left armshire Ary shire scotland in 1852 to settle with his farally family in the united states near the present town of iowa the family founded the new home and in that the son james began farming on his own account as early as and at the same same time began ills his political career with election to the iowa state legislature lu in 1872 he was sent to congress and served in all three terms lie ife was regent of the lowa iowa state university from 1870 to 1874 and for six years prior to becoming secretary of agriculture lie he was director of the state stata experiment station and professor of agriculture at the iowa state slate colic college 0 ills his application of science to agricultural practice brought him to such national prominence that president mckinley made him secretary of agriculture march llarch 4 1 1897 |