John_Q._Emery
John Q. Emery
American educator and civil servant (1843–1928)
John Quincy Emery (September 15, 1843 – August 6, 1928) was an American educator and civil servant.
John Emery | |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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 Q. Emery, Former Dairy and Food Commissioner, Dies". The Sheboygan Press. August 6, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved December 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wisconsin Blue Book, 1895, Biographical Sketch of John Quincy Emery, p. 662.
- "John Q. Emery, Wisconsin Historical Society". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- "John Q. Emery". The Daily Tribune. August 7, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved December 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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