Benson Dillon Billinghurst

B.D. Billinghurst
Born
Benson Dillon Billinghurst

15 August 1869
McArthur, Ohio, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1935(1935-12-03) (aged 66)
Reno, Nevada, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOhio Wesleyan University (B.A.)
University of Washington (LL.B.)
University of Nevada (LL.D., honorary)
OccupationEducator
Years active1908-1935
TitleSuperintendent of Reno, Nevada

Benson Dillon Billinghurst, often known using his initials as B.D. Billinghurst, was an American educator in Nevada during the early 20th century. Born in Ohio in 1869, he served as the Superintendent of Schools of the Washoe County School District from 1908 until his death in 1935, and was famous for his school building projects, his expansion of the availability and quality of Reno education, the introduction of junior high schools to Nevada, and his influence in education laws and the establishment of the Nevada State Textbook Commission.[1]

  1. ^ Earl, Phillip I. (8 November 1974). "National Register of Historic Places, Inventory - Nomination Form". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 4 January 2016.