Josiah Little Pickard
Josiah Little Pickard | |
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Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools | |
| In office June 1864 – June 1877 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Duane Doty |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1860–1864 | |
| Preceded by | Lyman Draper |
| Succeeded by | John G. McMynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1824 |
| Died | 28 March 1914 (aged 90) |
| Political party | Republican |
Josiah Little Pickard (March 17, 1824 – March 28, 1914) was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, 1860–1864, and the sixth President of the University of Iowa, 1878–1887.
Born in
In 1864, he resigned as Superintendent of Public Instruction and moved to
Finally, he went to the University of Iowa and served as President until his retirement in 1887. He also was President of the State Historical Society of Iowa. After 1889, he retired and from 1900, Pickard lived in retirement with his daughter in Cupertino, California.[3][4]
Pickard died at his daughter's home in Cupertino after falling from a
Notes
- ^ a b History of Chicago, Illinois. v.2. Chicago and New York City: Munsell & co. p. 89.
- ^ Tavardian, Arthur Norman (1992). "Battle Over the Chicago Schools: The Superintendency of William Mcandrew". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ Josiah Little Pickard, University of Iowa
- ^ Josiah Little Pickard, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ Newspapers.com.
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