Charles F. Brannan

Charles Brannan
14th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
June 2, 1948 – January 20, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byClinton P. Anderson
Succeeded byEzra Taft Benson
Personal details
Born
Charles Franklin Brannan

(1903-08-23)August 23, 1903
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 88)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEda Seltzer
EducationRegis University (BA)
University of Denver (LLB)

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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