| William Clarke Whitford | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 11th Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 7, 1878 – January 2, 1882 | |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1828-05-05)May 5, 1828 Edmeston, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 1902(1902-05-20) (aged 74) Milton, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Educator, clergyman, politician |
| Signature |  |
William Clarke Whitford (May 5, 1828 – May 20, 1902) was an American educator, legislator, and pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church from Wisconsin.
Biography
Born in Edmeston, New York, Whitford received his degrees from Union College and Union Theological Seminary. He moved to what is now Milton, Wisconsin, where he served as President of Milton College and as pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Milton. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1868, sponsoring a bill for woman's suffrage; and was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin 1878–1882. He served on the Wisconsin Board of Regents for Wisconsin normal schools. Whitford also wrote various article about education.
He died in Milton, Wisconsin on May 20, 1902.
Notes
- Who's Who In America 1899, A.N. Marquis: 1899, pg. 788-789
- Seventh Day Baptists In Europe And America, Albert N. Rogers, The Seventh Day Baptist Conference: 1910, pg. 532
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. VI. James T. White & Company. 1896. pp. 119–120. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Google Books.
- Sanford, Don A. (1992). A Choosing People: The History of Seventh Day Baptists. Nashville: Broadman Press. pp. 127–286. ISBN 0-8054-6055-1.
- William Clarke Whitford, Wisconsin Historical Society
- "W. C. Whitford is Dead". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. May 24, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved November 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
 | This article about a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- People from Edmeston, New York
- People from Milton, Wisconsin
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Union College (New York) alumni
- Union Theological Seminary alumni
- Milton College faculty
- Seventh Day Baptists
- Writers from New York (state)
- Writers from Wisconsin
- Educators from Wisconsin
- 1828 births
- 1902 deaths
- Superintendents of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
- 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature
- Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly stubs