Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 to April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper editor and politician who served as Secretary of Agriculture under President Grover Cleveland from 1893 to 1897, working to modernize the department into a coordinated service to farmers and backing the establishment of national forest reserves. He is best known for founding Arbor Day in 1872 and was a prominent advocate for tree conservation.
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Defining ContributionFounding Arbor Day in 1872 while serving as United States Secretary of Agriculture 1 In the Other Atlases
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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.
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