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 byWilliam J. Clapp
Succeeded byLaura J. Eisenhuth
Personal details
Born(1824-02-12)February 12, 1824
Ohio
DiedJuly 23, 1910(1910-07-23) (aged 86)
Seattle, Washington
Spouse(s)Mary Jane Mitchell, Anna Augusta Brewster
Occupationeducator, 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.[1][2] He also served as the third North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in the early 1890s.[3]

  1. ^ "Ogden, John". Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  2. ^ Tennessee Historical Society. "Fisk University". Tennessee Encyclopedia.
  3. ^ North Dakota (1932). "Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction". Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 1888/90-1918/20: Public document: 43 v.