Background
Waters, Henry Jackson was born on November 23, 1865 in Center, Rails County, Missouri, United States. Son of George Washington and Lavinia Jane (Smith) Waters.
Waters, Henry Jackson was born on November 23, 1865 in Center, Rails County, Missouri, United States. Son of George Washington and Lavinia Jane (Smith) Waters.
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, University of Missouri, 1886. Graduate student, same, 1886-1887, and summer session, 1900. University of Leipzig and Zürich, 1904-1905.
Doctor of Laws, New Hampshire (U.S.) Agricultural College, 1913, University of Missouri, 1916.
Assistant secretary Missouri State Board Agriculture, 1886-1888. Assistant in agriculture, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, 1886-1891. Professor agriculture, Pennsylvania State College, and agriculturist to Experiment Station, 1892-1895.
Director Missouri State agricultural exhibit at Saint Louis Exposition, 1904.
Dean College of Agriculture, director Experiment Station, and professor agriculture, University of Missouri, 1895-1909. Member Executive Committee, 1895-1909, president, 1908-1909, Missouri State Board Agriculture.
President Kansas State Agricultural College, Manhattan, 1909-1917. Managing editor Kansas City Weekly Star, January 1, since 1918.
Commissioner of the United States and Philippine Government to Philippine Islands to report on agricultural and educational development of the islands.
Member Kansas State Board of Education, 1909, Kansas State School Book Commission, 1913-1918. Chairman State Council Defense, 1917-1918. Federal food administrator, September-December 1917.
Member exec; member Kansas
Married Margaret Watson, June 3, 1897.