Morton, J. Sterling 1832-1902
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Name (Latin)
Morton, J. Sterling 1832-1902
Other forms of name
Morton, Julius Sterling, 1832-1902
Date of birth
1832-04-22
Date of death
1902-04-27
Gender
male
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Wikipedia description:
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.
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