M. L. Wilson

Milburn Lincoln Wilson (October 23, 1885 – November 22, 1969) was an American Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman under the New Deal and Fair Deal. His main interest was social justice for farmers. He made major contributions to federal agricultural policies, including creating the first domestic allotment plan for the Agricultural Adjustment Act and helping to create the first agricultural commodity programs and for the United States. He also convinced the Millers' National Federation and others to begin enriching bread and cereals.

Wilson also directed the Subsistence Homesteads Division of the U.S. Department of the Interior and was head of the Division of Farm Management and Cost Accounting for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He also helped establish the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.