Original: Henry Agard Wallace ( October 7 , 1888 -- November 18 , 1965 ) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States ( 1941 -- 1945 ) , the Secretary of Agriculture ( 1933 -- 1940 ) , and the Secretary of Commerce ( 1945 -- 1946 ) .
Simplified: Henry Agard Wallace ( October 7 , 1888 â '' November 18 , 1965 ) was the 33rd Vice President of the United States ( 1941 â '' 45 ) . He was also the eleventh Secretary of Agriculture ( 1933 â '' 40 ) .