4th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office January 2, 1863 – December 2, 1867
Governor
Leland Stanford Frederick Low
Preceded by
Andrew J. Moulder
Succeeded by
Oscar Penn Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born
(1830-07-31)July 31, 1830 Pittsfield, New Hampshire
Died
August 22, 1913(1913-08-22) (aged 83) Alhambra Valley, CA
Political party
National Union Party(Republican)
Spouse
Mary Louise Tracy (b. Dec 8, 1839, Thompson Ct - ?)
Children
Emelie Tracy Y. Swett Parkhurst (Mar 9, 1863), William Russell Swett (Oct 1, 1868), Frank Tracy Swett (Nov 22, 1869), Walter Harper Swett (July 20, 1870), Helen Swett (Apr 7, 1875), and John French Swett (Aug 1, 1879)
Parent(s)
Lucretia (née French) Swett, Eben Swett
Profession
Politician, Teacher, Principal
John Swett (July 31, 1830 – August 22, 1913) is considered to be the "Father of the California public school" system and the "Horace Mann of the Pacific".[1][2]
^"Sierra Club, John Swett page". Archived from the original on February 27, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
^JoinCalifornia, Election History of the State of California, John Swett page
Pacific". JohnSwett was an only child born July 31, 1830, in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, to Lucretia (born French) Swett and Ebenezer Swett, who were...
38°03′10″N 122°13′18″W / 38.05278°N 122.22167°W / 38.05278; -122.22167 JohnSwett High School is located in Crockett, California, United States. It serves...
Massachusetts JohnSwett High School, Crockett, California Swett (surname) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Swett. If an internal...
Valley High School, Antioch Dozier-Libbey Medical High School, Antioch JohnSwett High School, Crockett Freedom High School, Oakley Heritage High School...
The JohnSwett Unified School District (JSUSD) is a public school district in Contra Costa County, California. It currently operates one elementary school...
Valley High School, where Armstrong had also recently transferred from JohnSwett High School. Pritchard's family struggled with financial troubles; in...
Yvonne Katrina Swett (née Lantos; born October 8, 1955) is the President of the Lantos Foundation. She is also an American educator and the former chair...
Hillcrest Elementary, Armstrong attended Carquinez Middle School and JohnSwett High School, both in Crockett, California, and later transferred to Pinole...
emigrated to California from Ramallah in the 1970s. She graduated from JohnSwett High School in 2004 and attended a business college in nearby Concord...
other free black men petitioned for admittance to the white Boston St. John's Lodge. They were declined.: 74 The Masonic fraternity was attractive to...
Francisco Human Rights Issues; the Arthritis Foundation Media Award; and the JohnSwett Award for Outstanding Locally Produced Education Series. KGO-TV anchor...
century Framingham town histories, have drawn a connection between Attucks and John Attuck of Framingham, a Narragansett man who was hanged in Framingham in...
involvement contravened the Hatch Act. Both Jerrold Parsons, President of the JohnSwett Unified School District, and Ana Galindo-Marrone, Vice Mayor of Pacifica...
the C&H Sugar Refinery, the largest employer in the town. He attended JohnSwett High School, where he made the football team; he also coached swimming...
other free black men petitioned for admittance to the all-white Boston St. John's Lodge. They were turned down. Having been rejected by colonial Freemasonry...
District. It became home to Leadership High School. JohnSwett Alternative Elementary (merged with John Muir after 2005–2006 academic year) was located at...
Hayden, who helped rescue Shadrach Minkins from federal custody in 1851; JohnSwett Rock, the committee's medical officer; and Austin Bearse, a ship captain...
"JohnSwett High School In Crockett Drops 'Indians' Mascot". KCBS. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Angel Heart (March 1, 2016). "John...
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