J Sterling Morton

UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Location: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Size: 7 feet tall

Materials: Bronze

Date: 2014

Morton served as the third United States Secretary of Agriculture from 1893 to 1897, appointed by President Cleveland. He was known in Nebraska for his agricultural, political and literary activities. Morton’s passion for planting trees inspired his most significant achievement: founding the establishment of Arbor Day in 1872.