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Horace Vose (1840-1913) was an American poultry farmer. He provided holiday turkeys to the White House from 1873 until his death in 1913.

Biography

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In the mid-1850s, Vose and his uncle began raising turkeys. In 1873, he sent a turkey to President Ulysses S. Grant.[1]

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References

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  1. ↑ https://www.whitehousehistory.org/sourcing-the-white-house-turkey
  2. ↑ https://www.rhodybeat.com/stories/horace-vose-turkey-king-of-westerly,22039?
  3. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1902/11/20/archives/turkey-for-the-president-horace-vose-will-send-a-thirtyfourpound.html
  4. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1910/11/24/archives/tafts-turkey-arrives-but-horace-vose-hearing-it-hasnt-consternation.html
  5. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1913/11/27/archives/presidents-two-turkeys-rhode-island-gobbler-this-year-has-a-rival.html
  6. ↑ https://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/westerly-turkeys-a-white-house-tradition/article_e1c0fd22-cbf0-5fad-948c-a45a092ff175.html
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