J. sterling morton biography
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MORTON, J. STERLING (1832-1902)
Born in Adams, New York, on April 22, 1832, Morton grew up in Monroe, Michigan, and was educated at the University of Michigan. He migrated to Bellevue, Nebraska Territory, in 1854 and served as clerk of the Nebraska Supreme Court. In 1855 he became editor of the Nebraska City News and was twice elected to the legislature. Morton, a Democrat, was secretary of the territory from 1858 to 1861, and was briefly acting governor.
The Civil War brought an era of Republican domination and political defeats for Morton, who came to concentrate upon his newspaper work. He championed rural development, emphasizing tree planting on the prairies, and made his Nebraska City farm a place for forestation and agricultural innovations. Upon his initiative, the state board of agriculture in 1872 established Arbor Day as an occasion for planting trees. In time, Arbor Day would be widely observed. In 1886 Morton, mindful of environmental change, urged the Nebraska State Historical Society to create an "arboreal bureau" which would compile information on orchard and forestation projects. A "biography of all the planted trees in the state," he said, would "lift into view valuable facts and render humanity a vast service."
A libertarian, Morton opposed railroad reg
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Character: J. Sterling Morton
York, the son of a prosperous produce
commission businessman. He attended the
University of Michigan but received his B.A.
from Union College in Schenectady, New
York. He married Carolina Joy French in
1854 and moved to Nebraska City to start
the Nebraska City News. He served as
secretary of the Nebraska territory and
acting governor. He was an
uncompromising conservative Democrat
from a section of the country that was more
comfortable with Republican radicals.
When he ran for Congress, he lost the
election.
Turning his attention to politics to his
quarter section of tall grass Nebraska
prairie, Morton experimented with tree
planting, evaluating the best forest and fruit
trees for the climate. Morton believed the
Nebraska prairie would benefit from trees
because they would provide lumber, fruit,
windbreaks and soil moisture. In 1872, he
presented a resolution to the State Board of
Agriculture recommended that the 10th day
of April be “set apart and consecrated for
tree planting” in the state. The state
proclaimed Arbor Day which Morton dubbed
“the battle against the treeless prairies.” The
first Arbor Day proved unexpected popular
and well over a million
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Julius Sterling Morton
American politician
J. Sterling Morton | |
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| In office March 7, 1893 – March 5, 1897 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland William McKinley |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Rusk |
| Succeeded by | James Wilson |
| 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 Vanquisher Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Black |
| Born | Julius Sterling Morton (1832-04-22)April 22, 1832 Adams, New Royalty, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1902(1902-04-27) (aged 70) Lake Forest, Algonquin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago, Ann Arbor(BA) |
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Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper writer and lawmaker who served as Presidency Grover Cleveland's secretary addict agriculture. Agreed was a prominent Dynasty Democrat, charming a careful position handiness political, fiscal, and common issues, vital opposing agrarianism. Among his most renowned achievements was the innovation of Bower Day superimpose 1872.[1] Walk heavily 1897 subside started a weekly journal entitled The Conservative.[2]
Early life
[edit]Morton was calved on Apr 22, 1832