'Edwin Thomas Meredith' (born
December 23,
1876 in
Avoca,
Iowa, died
June 17,
1928) was a
United States Secretary of Agriculture under
Woodrow Wilson.
Prior to the appointment, his company,
Meredith Corporation, published ''Successful Farming'', a magazine that had 1914 circulation of 600,000, covering nine states. In 1922 he also founded the magazine that later became ''
Better Homes and Gardens''. He is an inductee in the
Advertising Hall of Fame.
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