Famous Morrills and Morrells

Justin Smith Morrill (1810–1898) — Congressman from Vermont for 43 years, responsible for passage of the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862 which established the country’s land-grant colleges.

David Lawrence Morrill (1772–1849) — U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1817–23; Governor of New Hampshire, 1824–27.

Lot Myrick Morrill (1813–1883) — Governor of Maine, 1858–61. U.S. Senator from Maine, 1861–69. U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1876–77.

Anson Peaslee Morrill (1803–1887) — Governor of Maine, 1855–56. U.S. Congressman from Maine, 1861–63.

Edmund Needham Morrill (1834–1909) — Civil War veteran, U.S. Congressman from Kansas, 1883–91. Governor of Kansas, 1895–97.

Charles Henry Morrill (1843–1928) — Civil War veteran, Nebraska homesteader, Commissioner of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. The town of Morrill and Morrill County, Nebraska are named after him.

Walter Goodale Morrill — Captain, Company B, 20th Maine Infantry, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Daniel J. Morrell (1821–1885) — President, Cambria Iron Works, pioneer of the Bessemer Steel Process. U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1867–71.

"Honest" John Morrill (1855–1932) — Manager and team captain of the Boston Red Stockings; the team won the National League Pennant in 1883.