Samuel Fallows

Samuel Fallows
Fallows in 1922, shortly before his death
9th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
July 6, 1870 – January 4, 1874
Appointed byLucius Fairchild
GovernorLucius Fairchild
Cadwallader C. Washburn
Preceded byAlexander J. Craig
Succeeded byEdward Searing
Personal details
Born(1835-12-13)December 13, 1835
Pendleton, England
DiedSeptember 5, 1922(1922-09-05) (aged 86)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeForest Home Cemetery, Chicago
Spouse
Lucy Bethia Huntington
(m. 1860; died 1916)
Children4
EducationLawrence University (D.D.)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
OccupationClergyman, educator, lecturer, author
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Volunteers
Union Army
Years of service1861–1865
Rank
Commands49th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Samuel Fallows (December 13, 1835 – September 5, 1922) was an English American immigrant, minister, lecturer, and author. He was the 9th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin and served as Presiding Bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church for 30 years between 1877 and 1922. During the American Civil War he served as a chaplain and later as an officer in the Union Army, receiving an honorary brevet to Brigadier General after the war.