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Tama Jim Wilson cabinet member for sixteen years
James Wilson known as Tama Jim, longtime United States Secretary of Agriculture, dies at 86 in Traer Iowa after a long kidney and bladder illness. He served in Congress from Iowa, led agriculture under McKinley Roosevelt and Taft, and died with family at his bedside. Funeral set for Saturday.
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Ayrshire
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Jean Wilson
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