John Ogden (academic)
John Ogden | |
|---|---|
| Principal of Winona State University | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Principal and President of Fisk University | |
| In office 1866–1870 | |
| 3rd North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office 1891–1892 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Clapp |
| Succeeded by | Laura J. Eisenhuth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1824 Ohio, US |
| Died | July 23, 1910 (aged 86) Seattle, Washington, US |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Jane Mitchell, Anna Augusta Brewster |
| Occupation | educator, academic administrator |
John Ogden (February 12, 1824 – July 23, 1910) was an American military officer, minister, veteran educator, and abolitionist. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, being captured in 1864 and held prisoner until the conflict ended. He became an education official with the Freedmen's Bureau in Tennessee and co-founded a school for African Americans, Fisk School, that preceded Fisk University. He also served as the third North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in the early 1890s.