George W. Hoss | |
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2nd President of the Kansas State Normal | |
In office July 1, 1871 – December 31, 1873 | |
Preceded by | Lyman Beecher Kellogg |
Succeeded by | Charles Rhodes Pomeroy |
8th Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
In office 1864–1868 | |
Preceded by | Samuel L. Rugg |
Succeeded by | Barnabas C. Hobbs |
Personal details | |
Born | George Washington Hoss November 6, 1824 Brown County, Ohio |
Died | April 22, 1906 Wichita, Kansas | (aged 81)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) |
Harriet J. Mitchell
(m. 1850; died 1886)May Engstrom (m. 1888–1906) |
Alma mater | Indiana Asbury University |
Occupation | Educator |
George Washington Hoss (November 6, 1824 – April 11, 1906) was an American educator serving many positions at several institutions. Hoss was most notable for being an Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Kansas State Normal School's (KSN) second president.[1]