Josiah Little Pickard

Josiah Little Pickard (March 17, 1824 – March 28, 1914) was the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, 1860–1864, and the sixth President of the University of Iowa, 1878–1887.

Josiah Little Pickard
6th President of the University of Iowa
In office
1878 (1878) – 1887 (1887)
Preceded byChristian W. Slagle (acting)
Succeeded byCharles Ashmead Schaeffer
3rd Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools
In office
1864–1977
Preceded byWilliam H. Wells
Succeeded byDuane Doty
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin
In office
1960–1864
Personal details
Born17 March 1824
Died28 March 1914 (aged 90)
Political partyRepublican

Born in Rowley, Massachusetts, Pickard grew up on a farm near Brunswick, Maine and went to Lewiston Falls Academy in Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1844. In 1845, he moved west and then moved to Wisconsin, in 1864, and was principal of Platteville Academy now University of Wisconsin–Platteville. From 1860 until 1864, Pickard was Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin. During that time he was on the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents. In 1864, he resigned and moved to Chicago, Illinois to be head of the public school system. Finally, he went to the University of Iowa and served as President until his retirement in 1887. He also was President of the State Historical Society of Iowa. After 1889, he retired and from 1900, Pickard lived in retirement with his daughter in Cupertino, California.[1][2]

Pickard died at his daughter's home in Cupertino after falling from a streetcar and breaking his leg.[3][4][5] He was buried in Chicago.[3][5]

Notes
  1. Josiah Little Pickard, University of Iowa
  2. Josiah Little Pickard, Wisconsin Historical Society
  3. "Educator of Note is Dead". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 30, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dr. Josiah L. Pickard Dies; Former Head of Schools". Chicago Tribune. May 5, 1914. p. 10. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "To Bury Dr. Pickard in Chicago". The Daily Times. May 6, 1914. p. 12. Retrieved October 5, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Christian W. Slagle (acting)
George Thacher		 President of the University of Iowa
1878–1887		 Succeeded by
Charles Ashmead Schaeffer


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