Carl Schurz Vrooman

Carl Schurz Vrooman
Assistant United States Secretary of Agriculture
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Personal details
Born(1872-10-05)October 5, 1872
Macon, Missouri
DiedApril 8, 1966(1966-04-08) (aged 93)
Bloomington, Illinois
SpouseJulia Scott Vrooman
Parent(s)Hiram Perkins Vrooman
Sarah Buffington

Carl Schurz Vrooman (October 25, 1872 – April 8, 1966) was the Assistant United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson. He started the victory garden campaign during World War I.

Vroomanwas born in Macon, Missouri, to Judge Hiram Perkins Vrooman and Sarah Buffington. Walter Vrooman was his elder brother. On December 28, 1896, he married Julia Green Scott, daughter of Matthew T. Scott and Julia Green, in Chenoa, Illinois. As Julia Scott's father had died, Adlai Stevenson I gave her away at their wedding.

He died on April 8, 1966, in Bloomington, Illinois. His papers are held at the Library of Congress.