Arthur M. Hyde

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Arthur Mastick Hyde (July 12, 1877– October 17, 1947) was an American Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Biography [edit]

Hyde was born in Princeton, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1899. While at the University of Michigan he joined The Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He became a lawyer, was elected Governor of Missouri in the 1920 election, and served one term from 1921 to 1925. During his first month as Governor, Hyde recommended extensive reorganization of state government by regrouping responsibilities into a few departments. Later he served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Herbert Hoover. He died in New York City following cancer surgery in 1947.

Some of his family members were also involved in politics. His father, Ira B. Hyde, was a representative from Missouri, and his brother, Laurance M. Hyde, was a chief justice of the Missouri supreme court. He died on October 17, 1947.

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Preceded by Frederick D. Gardner	Governor of Missouri 1921–1925	Succeeded by Sam Aaron Baker
Preceded by William Marion Jardine	U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Served under: Herbert Hoover 1929–1933	Succeeded by Henry A. Wallace

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Secretary of the Navy	Charles Francis Adams III (1929–1933)

Secretary of the Interior	Ray Lyman Wilbur (1929–1933)

Secretary of the Agriculture	Arthur M. Hyde (1929–1933)

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