Lorenzo D. Harvey

Lorenzo D. Harvey
16th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
January 2, 1899 – January 5, 1903
Preceded byJohn Q. Emery
Succeeded byCharles P. Cary
Personal details
Born(1848-11-23)November 23, 1848
Deerfield, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedJune 1, 1922(1922-06-01) (aged 73)
Menomonie, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Florence Allettie Brown
(m. 1874⁠–⁠1922)
Children
  • Leeta Alice (Jackson)
    (b. 1876; died 1905)
  • Helen (Williams)
    (b. 1878; died 1922)
  • Hazel Harvey
    (b. 1881; died 1888)
  • Gladys Harvey
    (b. 1886; died 1962)
Alma materMilton College
ProfessionEducator, Politician

Lorenzo Dow Harvey (November 23, 1848 – June 1, 1922)[1] was an American educator and Republican politician from Wisconsin. He was the 16th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, serving from 1899 to 1903. For the last 14 years of his life, he was president of the Stout Institute at Menomonie, Wisconsin (now University of Wisconsin–Stout).

  1. ^ "Lorenzo Dow Harvey". The Dunn County News. Menomonie, WI. June 8, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon