List of United States Political Families (W) - The Wallaces and Cantwells

The Wallaces and Cantwells

  • Colonel James Cantwell (1810–1862): Ohio state legislator. Farmer and soldier, killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Grandfather of Henry Cantwell Wallace.
      • Henry Cantwell Wallace (1866–1924): Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-1924. Grandson of James Cantwell. Father of Henry Agard Wallace.
        • Henry Agard Wallace (1888–1965): Secretary of Agriculture, 1933–1940; Vice President of the United States, 1941–1945; Secretary of Commerce, 1945–1946; Progressive Party candidate for President in 1948. Son of Henry Cantwell Wallace.

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