George W. Hoss

George W. Hoss
2nd President of the Kansas State Normal
In office
July 1, 1871 – December 31, 1873
Preceded byLyman Beecher Kellogg
Succeeded byCharles Rhodes Pomeroy
8th Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1864–1868
Preceded bySamuel L. Rugg
Succeeded byBarnabas C. Hobbs
Personal details
Born
George Washington Hoss

(1824-11-06)November 6, 1824
Brown County, Ohio
DiedApril 22, 1906(1906-04-22) (aged 81)
Wichita, Kansas
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Harriet J. Mitchell
(m. 1850; died 1886)

May Engstrom
(m. 1888⁠–⁠1906)
Alma materIndiana Asbury University
OccupationEducator

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]

  1. ^ "George W. Hoss". emporia.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-11-22.