Isaac Newton was an American agriculturalist who was the first United States Commissioner of Agriculture from 1862 to 1867.
Newton c. 1860–65
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Isaac Newton (agriculturalist)
…Isaac Newton (March 31, 1800 – June 19, 1867) was an American agriculturalist who was the first United States Commissioner of Agriculture from 1862 to 1867. Newton was born in Burlington County, New Jersey, on March 31, 1800, to Isaac and Mary Newton, a Quaker family of English descent…
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