Arthur Mastick Hyde was an American

United States

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 Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

United States Secretary of Agriculture

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Biography

Hyde was born in Princeton, Missouri

Princeton, Missouri

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. He graduated from the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

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. While at the University of Michigan he joined The Delta Upsilon

Delta Upsilon

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 Fraternity. He became a lawyer and served as the Governor of Missouri from 1921 to 1925. During his first month as Governor, Hyde recommended extensive reorganization of state government by regrouping responsibilities into a few departments. Later he served as the Secretary of Agriculture under President

President of the United States

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 Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

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. He died in New York City

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 following cancer

Cancer

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 surgery in 1947.

Some of his family members were also involved in politics. His father, Ira B. Hyde

Ira B. Hyde

Ira Barnes Hyde was a Representative from Missouri. He was a Republican.Hyde was born in Guilford, New York in 1838. He served in the army during the Civil War, and was a representative between 1873 and 1875. He ran for reelection but lost. He died in Princeton, Missouri in 1926.His sons have also...

, was a representative from Missouri, and his brother, Laurance M. Hyde

Laurance M. Hyde

Laurance Mastick Hyde was a chief justice of the Missouri Supreme Court. He was a Republican.Hyde was born in Princeton, Missouri and served in the U.S. Army during World War I...

, was a chief justice of the Missouri supreme court. He died on October 17, 1947.

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