Hand-Book of School Superintendents for 1886 and 1887

Eldridge, Ada

Ada Eldridge was elected Town Superintendent of Schools for Edinburg, Penobscot County, Maine in 1886.

Bean, Angie

Angie Bean of Asotin County, Washington was appointed as County Superintendent of Schools in 1884.  In the next election, held a few months later, she was elected with seventy percent of the votes cast. Bean had been one of the first …

Abbott, Mary F.

Mary F. Abbott was elected Town Superintendent of Schools in Hancock, Maine in 1886. In the early 1890s Abbott served as Hancock's Postmistress.

Cameron, Mrs. M.

Mrs. M. Cameron of McHenry County, Dakota Territory was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1883. She served in the office until at least 1887.

Dowling, Rose

Rose Dowling of Iowa County, Wisconsin was elected County Superintendent of Schools in 1881. She served for at least two terms. Dowling later served in other official capacities, as president of a town library and as matron of the state in…

Brown, Eva

Eva Brown was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Douglas County, Washington, in 1885.

Benett, Mrs. C.

Mrs. C. Benett was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Adams County, Washington in 1881. She served until at least 1887.

Brownell, Susan H.

Susan H. Brownell was elected Town Superintendent of Schools for Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, in 1886. Brownell continued to work on school affairs for at least an additional twenty years.

Bennett, Sarah S.

Sarah S. Bennett was elected Town Superintendent of Schools in Lincoln, Oxford County, Maine in 1886.

Emery, Mary W.

Mary W. Emery was elected County Superintendent of Schools for Peoria, Illinois in 1884. She served until at least 1891.