Justin Smith Morrill
Justin Smith Morrill ( April 14 , 1810December 28 , 1898 ) was a Representative ( 1855–1867 ) and a Senator ( 1867–1898 ) from Vermont , most widely remembered today for the Morrill Land-Grant Acts that established federal funding for establishing many of the United States' public colleges and universities . 
<triplet> Justin Smith Morrill <subj> April 14, 1810 <obj> date of birth <subj> December 28, 1898 <obj> date of death