Clifford M. Hardin
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Clifford Hardin | |
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President of the University of Nebraska system (styled "Chancellor") | |
In office November 1, 1968 – January 20, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Durwood B. Varner |
12th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska | |
In office July 1, 1954 – October 31, 1968 | |
Preceded by | Reuben G. Gustavson |
Succeeded by | Joseph Soshnik |
Personal details | |
Born | Knightstown, Indiana, U.S. | October 9, 1915
Died | April 4, 2010 Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Martha Wood |
Children | 5 |
Education | Purdue University, West Lafayette (BS, MS, PhD) |
Clifford Morris Hardin (October 9, 1915 – April 4, 2010) was an American politician and was the Chancellor of the
United States secretary of agriculture from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon
.
Biography
Hardin was born in Knightstown, Indiana, on October 9, 1915, to J. Alvin and Mabel (née Macy) Hardin. He earned a B.S. (1937), M.S. (1939) and Ph.D. (1941) from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. On June 28, 1939, Hardin married the former Martha Love Wood. They had two sons and three daughters.
He taught Agricultural Economics at the
University of Nebraska from 1954 to 1968.[2]
On January 21, 1969, Hardin served as the
Earl L. Butz
.
Hardin died from
congestive heart failure in Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 4, 2010, at the age of 94.[2]
His daughter, Nancy H. Rogers, married Douglas L. Rogers, the son of Secretary of State William P. Rogers. His other daughter, Cynthia H. Milligan, was married to Robert Milligan.
References
- ^ Sumner, Daniel A. Agricultural Economics at Chicago, in David Gale Johnson, John M. Antle. The Economics of Agriculture: Papers in honor of D. Gale Johnson. University of Chicago Press, 1996 p 14-29
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas. "Clifford Hardin, 94, Agriculture Secretary, Is Dead". nytimes.com.
- Clifford M. Hardin's obituary
- Obituary - New York Times
- Former UNL chancellor, ag secretary Hardin dies at 94