Julius Sterling Morton
Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper editor and politician who served as President Grover Cleveland's secretary of agriculture. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat, taking a conservative position on political, economic, and social issues, and opposing agrarianism. Among his most notable achievements was the founding of Arbor Day in 1872. In 1897 he started a weekly magazine entitled The Conservative.
J. Sterling Morton | |
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| 3rd United States Secretary of Agriculture | |
| In office March 7, 1893 – March 5, 1897 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Rusk |
| Succeeded by | James Wilson |
| Governor of Nebraska Territory Acting | |
| In office February 24, 1861 – March 6, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel W. Black |
| Succeeded by | Algernon Paddock |
| In office December 5, 1858 – May 2, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | William Alexander Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Black |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julius Sterling Morton April 22, 1832 Adams, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1902 (aged 70) Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA) |
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