John Ogden
Principal of Winona State University
In office
1860–1861
Principal and President of Fisk University
In office
1866–1870
3rd North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1891–1892
Preceded byWilliam J. Clapp
Succeeded byLaura J. Eisenhuth
Personal details
Born(1824-02-12)February 12, 1824
Ohio
DiedJuly 23, 1910(1910-07-23) (aged 86)
Seattle, Washington
Spouse(s)Mary Jane Mitchell, Anna Augusta Brewster
Occupationeducator, academic administrator

John Ogden (February 12, 1824 – July 23, 1910) was an American military officer, minister, veteran educator, and abolitionist. He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, being captured in 1864 and held prisoner until the conflict ended. He became an education official with the Freedmen's Bureau in Tennessee and co-founded a school for African Americans, Fisk School, that preceded Fisk University.[1][2] He also served as the third North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction in the early 1890s.[3]

Early life

John Ogden was born on February 12, 1824[4] in Mount Vernon, Ohio.[1] His family farmed.[5] He was baptized as a Baptist.[6]

Early teaching career

Ogden began teaching at a common school in Crestline, Ohio in 1842. Throughout the 1840s he continued to teach in small schools until he was named principal of a grammar school in Columbus.[5] From 1853 to 1855, he attended Ohio Wesleyan University and also served as an instructor there.[3][4] In the early 1860s, he moved to Minnesota from Ohio and served as the founding principal of the Winona State Normal School (later known as Winona State University).[7][4]

Military career

Not long after arriving at Winona State Normal School, Ogden enlisted to fight in the American Civil War. He served in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment.[3][8][4] He received commissions as a second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain, but was captured by the Confederacy in 1864 and was held prisoner until the war ended. He was held as a prisoner of war in South Carolina and Georgia. At one point, he did escape but was recaptured.[3][4]

Fisk University

In 1865, Ogden joined with Erastus Milo Cravath and Edward Parmelee Smith of the American Missionary Association to create a school in Nashville for the education of men and women "irrespective of color".[9][10] On January 9, 1866, they opened the Fisk School, named for Freedmen's Bureau official Clinton B. Fisk.[11] Ogden served as the school's first principal, and on August 12, 1867, a charter was signed, transforming the institution into Fisk University.[12][13][14]

Later career

After serving as principal of Fisk School, and later president of Fisk University, Ogden moved back to Ohio. During the 1870s and early 1880s, he worked as principal for colleges and normal schools.[3] Before moving to Dakota Territory, he lived in Washington, D.C. for a few years in the 1880s.[15]

North Dakota

In 1887, Ogden moved to Dakota Territory (modern-day North Dakota) and lived on a homestead in McIntosh County.[3] He briefly served as the superintendent of schools in McIntosh County.[16] He later moved to Sargent County and served as the principal of the Milnor State Normal School in Milnor, North Dakota.[3][17]

In 1890, Ogden received the Republican nomination for Superintendent of Public Instruction over William J. Clapp.[16][18] In 1891, he was elected North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction. He served a two-year term, ending in 1892, and did not seek reelection.[18][19] Frederick W. Cathro stayed on with Ogden and served again as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.[3]

Later life

Following his retirement in 1892, Ogden lived in Minneapolis. He moved to Seattle in 1907. He died there on July 23, 1910.[4] He is buried at the Lake View Cemetery in Seattle.[20]

Personal life

In 1849, John Ogden married Mary Jane Mitchell in Ohio. They later divorced after the Civil War in the 1860s.[3][5] In 1866, he married Anna Augusta Brewster, a former pupil at Winona State Normal School, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[3][21]

He wrote in 1869 to a publisher (Merriam) inquiring whether the gift of a dictionary was for him or Fisk University.[22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ogden, John". Wisconsin Veterans Museum. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17.
  2. ↑ Tennessee Historical Society. "Fisk University". Tennessee Encyclopedia.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 North Dakota (1932). "Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction". Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 1888/90-1918/20: Public document: 43 v.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. pp. vii. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  5. 1 2 3 McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  6. ↑ McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  7. ↑ "University History". Winona State University Alumni and Friends. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  8. ↑ "1st Wisconsin Cavalry History". Wisconsin Historical Society.
  9. ↑ Cohen 2001, p. 7.
  10. ↑ Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University. "Fisk University: tribute to the Jubilee Singers". Southern Places.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Cohen 2001, pp. 7–8.
  12. ↑ Cohen 2001, p. 8.
  13. ↑ "Fisk University History". Fisk University. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  14. ↑ Tennessee Historical Society. "Fisk University". Tennessee Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  15. ↑ McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  16. 1 2 McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  17. ↑ Anniversary Book Committee (Milnor, N.D.). "Milnor's 75th Anniversary Community Book: 1883-1958". Digital Horizons. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  18. 1 2 North Dakota Department of State. "North Dakota Blue Book, 2017-2019". Digital Horizons. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  19. ↑ ERIKSMOEN, CURT. "From lieutenant governor to governor to lieutenant governor". Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  20. ↑ "1LT John Ogden (1824-1910) - Find a Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  21. ↑ McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education. American Philosophical Society. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-87169-876-6.
  22. ↑ "Fisk University Co-Founder John Ogden Asks Merriam Publishers if the Gift of a Pictorial Dictionary Was Meant for Him or the University". Seth Kaller, Inc. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01.

Works cited

  • Cohen, Rodney T. (2001). Fisk University. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738506777.
  • McDaniel, Dennis K. (1997). "John Ogden, Abolitionist and Leader in Southern Education". Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 87 (6): i–viii+1–138. doi:10.2307/1006637. JSTOR 1006637.
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