Searing, Edward, 1835-1898

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Name (Latin)
Searing, Edward, 1835-1898
Date of birth
1835
Date of death
1898
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 9436986
Wikidata: Q5345270
Library of congress: no 96024262
Sources of Information
  • Pres. Lincoln in hist., 1865:t.p. (Edward Searing, A.M., Prof. of Lang. in Milton Academy)
  • OCLC database, 5/8/96(hdg.: Searing, Edward, 1835-1898; usage: Edward Searing)
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Wikipedia description:

Edward Searing (July 14, 1835 – October 22, 1898) was an American educator. Born in Aurora, New York, in Cayuga County, New York, Searing received his bachelor's and master's degree from the University of Michigan. In 1857, he moved to Wisconsin and taught school. Searing then moved to Milton, Wisconsin, in 1863 and became a professor at Milton College. Searing was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin and served from 1874 to 1878. In 1880. Searing moved to Mankato, Minnesota, and became the first President of the Mankato Normal School now Minnesota State University, Mankato. Searing died in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on October 22, 1898, while at a normal school board meeting.

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