John Emery | |
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15th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
In office January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Elwin Wells |
Succeeded by | Lorenzo D. Harvey |
Personal details | |
Born | John Quincy Emery September 15, 1843 Liberty, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 1928 (aged 84) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
John Quincy Emery (September 15, 1843 – August 6, 1928) was an American educator and civil servant.
Born in Liberty, Ohio, [1] he moved with his parents to Albion, Wisconsin. He attended Albion Academy in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1866. [1] He then became a teacher.
After fighting in the American Civil War, Emery returned to education. He served as the school supervisor and principal at River Falls Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–River Falls). [2] He served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from 1895 to 1899. Later he was appointed Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commissioner. [3] When he retired in 1926, he was Wisconsin's oldest state employee at the age of 83. [4]
Emery died at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 84.
John Emery | |
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15th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
In office January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 | |
Preceded by | Oliver Elwin Wells |
Succeeded by | Lorenzo D. Harvey |
Personal details | |
Born | John Quincy Emery September 15, 1843 Liberty, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 6, 1928 (aged 84) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
John Quincy Emery (September 15, 1843 – August 6, 1928) was an American educator and civil servant.
Born in Liberty, Ohio, [1] he moved with his parents to Albion, Wisconsin. He attended Albion Academy in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1866. [1] He then became a teacher.
After fighting in the American Civil War, Emery returned to education. He served as the school supervisor and principal at River Falls Normal School (now the University of Wisconsin–River Falls). [2] He served as the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from 1895 to 1899. Later he was appointed Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commissioner. [3] When he retired in 1926, he was Wisconsin's oldest state employee at the age of 83. [4]
Emery died at Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin at the age of 84.