Isaac Newton
Commissioner of Agriculture, horticulturalist, and political ally of Attorney General Edward Bates, Isaac Newton was first appointed chief clerk in the Patent Office’s Bureau of Agriculture in 1861.
In May 1862, Congress authorized the appointment of a commissioner of agriculture to oversee the dissemination of information about agriculture and samples for planting. “It was natural for Lincoln to…”
In May 1862, Congress authorized the appointment of a commissioner of agriculture to oversee the dissemination of information about agriculture and samples for planting. “It was natural for Lincoln to…”