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Julius Sterling Morton

American politician (1832-1902)

  • Fame48.2
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.5K
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Lived 1832–1902, aged 70United States
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    1832–1902
    Aged 70
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Updated 2026-06-22

Julius Sterling Morton 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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