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    Justin Smith Morrill (April 14, 1810 – December 28, 1898) was an American politician and entrepreneur who represented Vermont in the United States House...
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    Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont introduced his bill. Unlike the Turner Plan, which provided an equal grant to each state, the Morrill bill allocated...
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    The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead is the historic Carpenter Gothic home of United States Senator Justin Smith Morrill (1810–98) in Strafford, Vermont...
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  • industrial growth. It was named for its sponsor, Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, who drafted it with the advice of the economist Henry...
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    law on July 1, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln. Sponsored by Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, the act banned bigamy in federal territories such as...
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    including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over. Justin Smith Morrill, US Representative and Senator, known as the chief sponsor and author...
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  • John Morrill (historian) John Morrill (Wisconsin pioneer) Justin Smith Morrill, U.S. Senator from Vermont, whose namesake legislation includes: Morrill Land-Grant...
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    building is named in honor of Justin Smith Morrill, who as Senator from Vermont was the primary proponent of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act of 1862...
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  • Senator Morrill may refer to: Edmund Needham Morrill (1834–1909), Kansas State Senate Justin Smith Morrill (1810–1898), U.S. Senator from Vermont from...
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    Representative Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont in 1857. The bill passed in 1859, but was vetoed by President James Buchanan. Morrill resubmitted his...
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  • Revolutionary War Battle of Hubbardton Senator Justin Morrill State Historic Site – Justin Smith Morrill homestead Mount Independence – site of Revolutionary...
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  • Morrill Hall may refer to (all are buildings named for Justin Smith Morrill): Morrill Hall (Cornell University), the building at Cornell University Morrill...
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  • academic honor society. Justin Smith Morrill, a U.S. Representative (1855–1867), and Senator (1867–1898) from Vermont, author of the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges...
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    His ten-day chairmanship of the committee is the shortest on record. Morrill holds the longest non-continuous service as Chairman, at eighteen years...
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    cooperating with his colleague Justin Smith Morrill on the passage of what became known as the Morrill Tariff. The Morrill Tariff raised duties on imports...
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    after U.S. Congressman and later Senator Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, who was the author of the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act that led to the...
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    named for Justin Smith Morrill, who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. Construction was completed in 1891 with less than $30,000. Morrill Hall was...
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    slavery; one of the few Representatives to focus on protection was Justin Smith Morrill of Vermont, who would become the leading proponent of Carey's theories...
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    Art on Campus Collection. Named for Justin Smith Morrill who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, Morrill Hall was completed in 1891. Originally...
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    Place). The building was named after U.S. Senator, Justin Smith Morrill who authored the Morrill Land-Grant Acts of 1862 and 1890, which created the...
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  • Evarts • John Davis Long • James A. Garfield • James G. Blaine • Justin Smith Morrill • William E. Chandler • William H. Robertson Founded c. 1877 Dissolved...
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    While considering appropriations for Utah Territory, Representative Justin Smith Morrill criticized the LDS Church for its laws on Indian slavery. He said...
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    appointed as a temporary replacement following the death of incumbent Justin Smith Morrill. Dillingham served in the Senate until his death, and was chairman...
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  • scholar known for his expertise in constitutional law. He holds the Justin Smith Morrill Chair in Law at Michigan State University College of Law. From 2007...
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    meetinghouse, and the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead, a fine example of Gothic Revival architecture built by native son Justin Smith Morrill. The district, centered...
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    RI 1875–1884 1859 George F. Edmunds Republican VT 1884–1891 1866 Justin Smith Morrill Republican VT 1891–1898 1867 William B. Allison Republican IA 1898–1908...
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  • December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015. Coy F. Cross II (2012). Justin Smith Morrill: Father of the Land-Grant Colleges. MSU Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780870139055...
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    Cottage, Woodstock, Connecticut Ashe Cottage, Demopolis, Alabama Justin Smith Morrill Homestead Strafford, Vermont Athenwood, Montpelier, Vermont, built...
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    Charles Sumner (on foreign affairs), Lyman Trumbull (on legal issues), Justin Smith Morrill (on land grants and tariffs) and William Pitt Fessenden (on finances)...
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  • November 14, 1828 (S, H) 13,769 dd November 13, 1892 December 28, 1950 Justin Smith Morrill Whig/Republican Vermont March 4, 1855 - December 28, 1898 (S, H)...
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