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Richard Arthur Edwards
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Richard Edwards
1822-12-23 – 1908-03-07
Life & Legacy
Richard Edwards (December 23, 1822 – March 7, 1908) was a Welsh-American educator from Ceredigion (Cardiganshire). After emigrating to the United States with his family when he was a child, Edwards studied at the State Normal School in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He then led a number of schools: the Boys' High School in Salem, Massachusetts (1853–1854); the State Normal School in Salem (1854–1857); the Normal School in St. Louis, Missouri (1857–1861); Illinois State Normal University (1862–1876); and Blackburn University(1891–1893). From 1887 to 1891, he served as the Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Occupation & Career
educator
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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Employer
Salem State University
Education & Institutions
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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