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Longley, Willard V., 1887-1957
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Dates of existence
1887-1957
History
Willard V. Longley taught agricultural economics at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Born on 4 October 1887 in Paradise, Nova Scotia, he graduated from NSAC in 1909 and from the Ontario Agricultural College in 1911. In 1919 he emigrated to the United States and became a naturalized citizen, living and working as a county agent in Kittson, Minnesota. He earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota before returning to Canada to work for the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, where he served as Director of Extension Services. He died on 9 August 1957; in 1976 he was inducted posthumously into the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame in Nova Scotia.