of additional divisions within the USDA during the 1890s. Willits continued the practice of law in Washington, D.C., until his death there. He was interred in Woodland Cemetery in Monroe, Michigan. References The Political Graveyard Biographical Information Michigan State University Archives Willets, E. 1890. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture, p. 59–73. Griesbach, R.J. 2013. 150 Years of Research at the United States Department of Agriculture: Plant Introduction and Breeding. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Washington, DC. External links 1830 births 1896 deaths Burials at Woodland Cemetery (Monroe, Michigan) University of Michigan alumni Eastern Michigan University faculty People from Monroe, Michigan Presidents of Michigan State University Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 19th-century American politicians