Arthur M. Hyde

Arthur M. Hyde


10th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office March 6, 1929 – March 4, 1933
President	Herbert Hoover
Preceded by	William M. Jardine
Succeeded by	Henry A. Wallace
35th Governor of Missouri
In office January 10, 1921 – January 12, 1925
Lieutenant	Hiram Lloyd
Preceded by	Frederick D. Gardner
Succeeded by	Sam A. Baker
Personal details
Born	Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-07-12)July 12, 1877 Princeton, Missouri, United States
Died	October 17, 1947(1947-10-17) (aged 70) New York City, New York, United States
Resting place	Odd Fellows Cemetery in Trenton, Missouri, United States
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hortense Clara Cullers Hyde (1881-1962)
Children	Caroline Cullers Hyde
Alma mater	University of Michigan University of Iowa
Profession	Politician
Religion	Methodist

Arthur Mastick Hyde (July 12, 1877 – October 17, 1947) was an American Republican politician, who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri from 1921 to 1925, and as the United States Secretary of Agriculture for President Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933.

Biography

Hyde was born on July 12, 1877, in Princeton, Missouri, the son of Caroline Emity Mastick and Ira B. Hyde. Several of Arthur's family members were involved in the politics; his father, Ira B. Hyde, was the U.S. Representative from Missouri. His brother, Laurance M. Hyde, would become a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1899. While at the University of Michigan, he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. In 1900, he completed his law degree at the University of Iowa. Hyde began practicing law with his father in Princeton.^[1] In 1911, he opened a Buick dealership.

On October 19, 1904, Hyde married Hortense Clara Cullers. They had one daughter, Caroline C. Hyde. He was elected as mayor of Princeton in 1908. He served two terms, from 1908 to 1912. In 1912, Hyde unsuccessfully ran for Missouri Attorney General as a member of the Progressive Party. In 1915, he moved to Trenton, Missouri and continued his work as a lawyer and automobile dealership owner. Hyde joined the Republican Party and spoke across Missouri for fund-raising campaigns.^[1]

Secretary Arthur M. Hyde to sworn in office, as the Secretary of Agriculture, with the succeed by a William M. Jardine, (right).

Hyde was elected as 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. Although challenged by Democratic Party bosses, his administration made advances in public education, roads, state parks, conservation, law enforcement, and equitable taxes.^[1] Also during his time as governor, women were authorized to hold state office.^[2]

Following his term as governor, Hyde returned to law practice in Kansas City and Trenton. He then served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President Herbert Hoover from March 6, 1929 until March 5, 1933. During his tenure, farm prices declined, stock prices crashed, and the Great Depression began.^[1]

After his cabinet appointment, Hyde continued his work with the Methodist Church and the Republican Party. In 1935, he organized and spoke at the Conference of Methodist Laymen. He spoke for Republican candidates nationally and was the keynote speaker for the Missouri State Republican Convention in 1940.^[1]

Arthur Hyde died in New York City, following from the cancer surgery on October 17, 1947, at age 70. He is buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Trenton, Missouri.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947), Papers, 1913-1954 (C7)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
↑ "Missouri Governor Arthur Mastick Hyde". National Governors Association. Retrieved 4 December 2013.

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

United States Secretaries of Agriculture

Coleman Rusk Morton Wilson Houston Meredith HC Wallace Gore Jardine Hyde HA Wallace Wickard Anderson Brannan Benson Freeman Hardin Butz Knebel Bergland Block Lyng Yeutter Madigan Espy Glickman Veneman Johanns Schafer Vilsack

Cabinet of President Herbert Hoover (1929–33)

Vice President	Charles Curtis (1929–33)

Secretary of State	Frank B. Kellogg (1929) Henry L. Stimson (1929–33)

Secretary of the Treasury	Andrew W. Mellon (1929–32) Ogden L. Mills (1932–33)

Secretary of War	James W. Good (1929) Patrick J. Hurley (1929–33)

Attorney General	William DeWitt Mitchell (1929–33)

Postmaster General	Walter F. Brown (1929–33)

Secretary of the Navy	Charles F. Adams, III (1929–33)

Secretary of the Interior	Ray Lyman Wilbur (1929–33)

Secretary of Agriculture	Arthur M. Hyde (1929–33)

Secretary of Commerce	Robert P. Lamont (1929–32) Roy D. Chapin (1932–33)

Secretary of Labor	James J. Davis (1929–30) William N. Doak (1930–33)

Governors of Missouri

Territorial (1805–20)	Wilkinson Lewis Howard Clark

State (since 1820)	McNair Bates Williams Miller Dunklin Boggs Reynolds M. Marmaduke Edwards King Price Polk H. Jackson Stewart C. Jackson Gamble Hall Fletcher McClurg Brown Woodson Hardin Phelps Crittenden J. Marmaduke Morehouse Francis Stone Stephens Dockery Folk Hadley Major Gardner Hyde Baker Caulfield Park Stark Donnell Donnelly Smith Donnelly Blair Dalton Hearnes Bond Teasdale Bond Ashcroft Carnahan Wilson Holden Blunt Nixon

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