Charles F. Brannan

Charles Brannan
Brannan in 1948
14th United States Secretary of Agriculture
In office
June 2, 1948  January 20, 1953
PresidentHarry S. Truman
Preceded byClinton P. Anderson
Succeeded byEzra Taft Benson
Personal details
Born
Charles Franklin Brannan

(1903-08-23)August 23, 1903
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
DiedJuly 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 88)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEda Seltzer
EducationRegis University (BA)
University of Denver (LLB)

Charles Franklin Brannan (August 23, 1903  July 2, 1992) was the United States secretary of agriculture from 1948 to 1953. He was a liberal Democrat best known for proposing the "Brannan Plan", which was rejected by a conservative Congress and never took effect. Brannan was the last surviving member of Harry S. Truman's cabinet.