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Also Known As Justin Smith Morrill
Born April 14, 1810 • Vermont
Died December 28, 1898 (aged 88) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1867-1898), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In Land-Grant College Act of 1862

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