Newell, Wilmon, 1878-1943

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Wilmon Newell was born March 4, 1878, in Hull, Iowa. He was educated in Iowa and received his B.S. and M.S. from Iowa State University in 1897 and 1899 respectively. He served briefly at experiment stations before being appointed State Entomologist of Georgia in 1903. In 1905, he was appointed Entomologist of the Louisiana Experiment Station and Entomologist and Secretary of the Louisiana Crop Pest Commission. It was at Louisiana that Newell made important contributions in the control of the Cotton Boll Weevil including the first use of powdered lead arsenate. In 1910, he returned to Texas as Professor of Entomology and Experiment Station Entomologist at Texas A and M College. In 1915, he became Florida's first Plant Commissioner in the newly created State Plant Board. Newell directed the successful campaign to eradicate citrus canker. He served as Commissioner until his death. In 1921, the Florida Board of Control selected Newell to head the University of Florida's College of Agriculture and its Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. In 1929, the USDA asked him to head its eradication campaign against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Florida. Newell's efforts in this campaign were also successful. In 1938, the post of Provost for Agriculture was created by the Board of Control and Newell held that title until his death on October 25, 1943.

From the guide to the Wilmon Newell Papers, 1908-1935, (Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida)

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creatorOf Wilmon Newell Papers, 1908-1935 Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
referencedIn Campus and State Correspondence of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921-1947 Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
creatorOf Newell, Wilmon, 1878-1943. Papers, 1908-1935. University of Florida
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Maurice Hugh Farrier Papers, 1876-1991 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn University of Florida. Agricultural Experiment Station. Campus and state correspondence, 1921-1947 (bulk 1924-1947). University of Florida
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associatedWith Farrier, Maurice H. person
associatedWith Louisiana. Structural Pest Control Commission. corporateBody
correspondedWith Provine, William B. person
associatedWith University of Florida. Agricultural Experiment Station. corporateBody
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Texas
Louisiana
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Agricultural experiment stations
Agricultural experiment stations
Agricultural experiment stations
Boll weevil
Boll weevil
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Entomologists
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Birth 1878-03-04

Death 1943-10-25

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