William Clarke Whitford
William Clarke Whitford (May 5, 1828 – May 20, 1902)[1][2] was an American educator, legislator, and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from Wisconsin.
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
| In office 1878–1882 | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1868 | |
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| Born | May 5, 1828 Edmeston, New York |
| Died | May 20, 1902 (aged 74) Milton, Wisconsin |
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| Occupation | Educator, clergyman, politician |
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Biography
Born in Edmeston, New York, Whitford received his degrees from Union College and Union Theological Seminary.[3] He moved to what is now Milton, Wisconsin, where he served as President of Milton College and as pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Milton. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1868 and was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1878–1882. He served on the Wisconsin Board of Regents for Wisconsin normal schools. Whitford also wrote various article about education.[4]
He died in Milton, Wisconsin on May 20, 1902.[5]
Notes
- Who's Who In America 1899, A.N. Marquis: 1899, pg. 788-789
- Seventh Day Baptists In Europe And America, Albert N. Rogers, The Seventh Day Baptist Conference: 1910, pg. 532
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. pp. 119–120. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Google Books.
- William Clarke Whitford, Wisconsin Historical Society
- "W. C. Whitford is Dead". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. May 24, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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