Henry Barnard Biography

Henry Barnard biography

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NAME: Henry Barnard
OCCUPATION: Educator, Judge, Editor
BIRTH DATE: January 24, 1811
DEATH DATE: July 05, 1900
EDUCATION: Yale University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hartford, Connecticut
PLACE OF DEATH: Hartford, Connecticut

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The first U.S. commissioner of education, Henry Barnard founded the Connecticut Common School journal and the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction.

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Henry Barnard was born on January 24, 1811, in Hartford, Connecticut. From 1837 to 1839, he belonged to the Connecticut state legislature. In 1838, he founded the Connecticut Common School journal. In 1845, he became Rhode Island commissioner of public schools. He was hired as the U.S. first commissioner of education in 1867 and resigned in 1870. Barnard died on July 5, 1900, in Hartford, Connecticut.