Samuel Eliot (historian)

Samuel Eliot
3rd Superintendent of Boston Public Schools
In office
1878–1880
Preceded byJohn Dudley Philbrick
Succeeded byEdwin P. Seaver
Personal details
Born(1821-12-22)December 22, 1821
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1898(1898-09-14) (aged 76)
Beverly Farms, Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart trouble
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.
Spouse
Emily Marshall Otis
(m. 1853)
Children1
Parent(s)William Havard Eliot
Margaret Boies (Bradford) Eliot
RelativesSamuel Eliot (grandfather)
Alden Bradford (grandfather)
Charles Eliot Norton (cousin)
Samuel Eliot Morison (grandson)
Alma materHarvard College
Occupation
  • Historian
  • educator
  • statesman

Samuel Eliot (December 22, 1821 – September 14, 1898) was an American historian, educator, and statesman of Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut.