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Norman Jay Colman
Secretary of Agriculture · 1889
Norman Jay Colman, Secretary of Agriculture.
Positions
- Secretary of Agriculture1889-02-15–1889-03-06
Biography
Norman Jay Colman (May 16, 1827 – November 3, 1911) was an American politician, attorney, educator, newspaper publisher, and, for 18 days, the first United States secretary of agriculture.
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