Clinton B. Fisk

Clinton Fisk
Personal details
Born
Clinton Bowen Fisk

(1828-12-08)December 8, 1828
York, New York, U.S.
DiedJuly 9, 1890(1890-07-09) (aged 61)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyProhibition
SpouseJeannette C. Crippen
Children3
Parents
  • Benjamin Bigford Fisk (father)
  • Lydia Aldrich Powell (mother)
EducationHillsdale College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1862–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Brevet Major General
Unit33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry
Army of the Tennessee
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Clinton Bowen Fisk (December 8, 1828 - July 9, 1890) was a senior officer during Reconstruction in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000.[1] In addition, he helped establish the first free public schools in the Southern United States for white and African-American children.

  1. ^ Reavis L. Mitchell, Jr., "Clinton Bowen Fisk" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 1998, accessed 3 Mar 2009