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Justin Smith Morrill (April 14 1810 – December 28 1898) was a Representative (1855–1867) and a Senator (1867–1898) from Vermont most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States’ public colleges and universities. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party.

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birth date
1810-04-14
birth place
Strafford Vermont, United States
death date
1898-12-28
death place
Washington D.C., United States
party
Republican Party (United States), Whig Party (United States)
profession
Businessperson

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