United States National Agricultural Library — National Agricultural Library redirects here. For other uses, see National Agricultural Library (disambiguation). U.S. National Agricultural Library Type National library … Wikipedia
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry — Grange Hall in Maine, circa 1910 Grange Hall redirects here. For other uses including individual Grange Hall buildings, see The Grange (disambiguation) The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also simply styled the Grange, is a… … Wikipedia
Oliver Hudson Kelley — (January 7 or January 20, 1826 – January 20, 1913) is considered the Father of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. Biography In Boston, he moved to the Minnesota frontier in 1849, where he became a farmer. In 1864, he got a job as a clerk for the… … Wikipedia
William Saunders (botanist) — William Saunders (December 7, 1822 – September 11, 1900) was a botanist and landscape architect.Born in Saint Andrews, Scotland, he served as the first Master (President) of the National Grange, and became the U.S. Department of Agriculture s… … Wikipedia
Francis Marion McDowell — (June 12, 1831 – March 22, 1894) was an American banker and farmer and a co founder of the National Grange.Francis Marion McDowell was born in Wayne, New York in 1831, of British ancestry, his four grandparents being Scotch, English, Irish and… … Wikipedia
John Trimble — (1831 – December 30, 1902) was one of the seven founders of the Grange.Born in New Jersey, he was a student of the Protestant Episcopal Church, receiving his Doctor of Divinity. Following the American Civil War, he served in the Treasurer… … Wikipedia
John R. Thompson — John Richardson Thompson (July 28, 1834 – February 12, 1894) was one of the seven founders of the Grange.Thompson was born on a farm in New Hampshire. He became a member of the Treasury Department after his service in the American Civil War. He… … Wikipedia
William M. Ireland — (died December 24, 1891) was one of the seven founders of the Grange. He served much of his life as chief clerk in the offices of the U.S. Post Office Department. Also an avid Mason, Ireland added valuable knowledge to organizational systems and… … Wikipedia
Caroline A. Hall — Caroline Arabella Hall (1838 – December 11, 1918) was an early associate of the seven founders of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry.Born in Boston, she played a key role in assuring that women would be on an equal footing with men from the… … Wikipedia
