Philander Claxton | |
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| United States Commissioner of Education | |
| In office June 30, 1911 – June 2, 1921 | |
| President | William Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren Harding |
| Preceded by | Elmer Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Tigert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1862 Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 12, 1957 (aged 94) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | University of Tennessee, Knoxville (BA, MA) Johns Hopkins University |
Philander Priestly Claxton (September 28, 1862 – January 12, 1957) was an American educator and administrator.[1]
- ^ Lewis, 1948.