Josiah Little Pickard
Josiah Little Pickard | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of the University of Iowa | |
| In office 1878–1887 | |
| Preceded by | Christian W. Slagle (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Charles Ashmead Schaeffer |
| 3rd Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools | |
| In office June 1864 – June 1877 | |
| Preceded by | William H. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Duane Doty |
| 6th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 2, 1860 – September 30, 1864 | |
| Governor | Alexander W. Randall Louis P. Harvey Edward Salomon James T. Lewis |
| Preceded by | Lyman Draper |
| Succeeded by | John G. McMynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1824 Rowley, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 28, 1914 (aged 90) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Cornelia Van Cleve Woodhull
(m. 1847; died 1900) |
| Occupation | educator, politician |
Josiah Little Pickard (March 17, 1824 – March 28, 1914) was an American educator, school system administrator, and public education pioneer. He served as the 6th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin (1860–1864), the 3rd Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools (1864–1877), and the 6th president of the University of Iowa (1878–1887).
Biography
Born in Rowley, Massachusetts, Pickard grew up on a farm near Brunswick, Maine, and went to Lewiston Falls Academy in Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1844. In 1845, he moved west and then moved to Wisconsin, in 1864, and was principal of Platteville Academy now University of Wisconsin–Platteville. From 1860 until 1864, Pickard was Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin. During that time he was on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
In 1864, he resigned as Superintendent of Public Instruction and moved to Chicago, Illinois, to be head of the public school system, a job he began in June of that year.[1] He served until resigning in June 1877 (he alleged that the school board had forced him out in order to appoint his assistant superintendent Duane Doty, which Doty denied).[1][2]
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 streetcar and breaking his leg.[5][6][7] He was buried in Chicago.[5][7]
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 December 29, 2020.
- ^ Josiah Little Pickard, University of Iowa
- ^ Josiah Little Pickard, Wisconsin Historical Society
- ^ a b "Educator of Note is Dead". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 30, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. Josiah L. Pickard Dies; Former Head of Schools". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "To Bury Dr. Pickard in Chicago". The Daily Times. May 6, 1914. p. 12. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.