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Selected Officers of the Lincoln Institution

President, Board of Council, Lincoln Institution

DateReferenceComments
1868 Major General G. G. Meade  
1869 Major General G. G. Meade  
1870 Major General G. G. Meade  
1871 Major General G. G. Meade  
1872 Major General G. G. Meade died
1873 J. B. Moorhead  
1874 J. B. Moorhead  
1875 J. B. Moorhead  
1876 J. B. Moorhead  
1877 J. B. Moorhead  
1878 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1879 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1880 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1881 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens  
1882 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1883 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1884 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1885 William Henry Lex  
1888 Rt. Rev. Wm. B. Stevens 
1894 Bishop Whitaker  
1895 Bishop Whitaker  
1896 Bishop Whitaker  
1898 Bishop Whitaker  
1899 Bishop Whitaker  
1900 Bishop Whitaker  
1902 Bishop Whitaker  
1903 Bishop Whitaker  
1904 Bishop Whitaker  
1905 Bishop Whitaker  
1906 Bishop Whitaker  
1911 Bishop Whitaker died*
1911 Rt. Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith died
1912 Francis Rawle *
1913 Francis Rawle *
1914 Francis Rawle  

* Annual report of Lincoln Institution and Educational Home

President Board of Council of the Educational Home

DateReferenceComments
1873 No one named; First Annual Report  
1882 William Lippincott  
1883 William Lippincott  
1884 William Lippincott  
1885 William Henry Lex  
1886 William Henry Lex  
1887 William Henry Lex  
1888 William Henry Lex  
1894 G. Theo Roberts  
1895 G. Theo Roberts  
1913 Rt. Rev. Philip M, Rhinelander  
1914 Rt. Rev. Philip M, Rhinelander  
1915 Rt. Rev. Philip M, Rhinelander  

President Board of Council of the Lincoln Educational Institution

DateReferenceComments
1917 No one named  
1918 Mrs. George W. B. Roberts  
1919 Mrs. George W. B. Roberts  

 

Treasurer, Board of Council

DateReferenceComments
1866Morton McMichael Jr 
1867Morton McMichael Jr 
1868 Morton McMichael Jr  
1869 Morton McMichael Jr  
1870 Morton McMichael Jr  
1871 Morton McMichael Jr  
1872 Morton McMichael Jr.  
1873 James N. Stone  
1875Morton McMichael Jr 
1876Morton McMichael Jrsee 1877 annual report
1878 G. Theodore Roberts  
1879 G. Theodore Roberts  
1879 G. Theodore Roberts  
1880 G. Theodore Roberts  
1881 Martha W. Foster 
1882 G. Theo. Roberts  
1883 G. Theo. Roberts  
1884 G. Theo. Roberts  
1885 G. Theo. Roberts  
1886 G. Theodore Roberts  
1887 G. Theodore Roberts  
1888 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1894 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1895 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1896 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1898 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1899 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1900 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1902 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1903 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1906 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1911 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1912 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1914 Henry Laussat Geyelin 
1917 Henry Laussat Geyelin  
1921 Henry Laussat Geyelin died

Directoresses, Board of Managers

DateReferenceComments
1872 Miss McHenry  
1873 Miss McHenry  
1875 Miss McHenry, Mrs. Geo. R. Justice, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott 
1876 Miss McHenry,  
1878 Miss McHenry 
1879 Miss McHenry 
1880 Miss McHenry 
1882 Mrs. J. Bellangee Cox, Mrs. Franklin A. Dick, Mrs. William Lippincott 
1883 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1884 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1888 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox (nee McHenry) 
1894 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1895 Mrs. Mary McHenry Cox 
1896 Mrs. Mary McHenry Cox 
1898 Mrs. Mary McHenry Cox 
1899 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1902 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1903 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1906 Mrs. John Bellangee Cox 
1911 Mrs. Robert C. H. Brock, Mrs. Daniel Baugh, Mrs. John G. Eustis  
1912 Mrs. Robert C. H. Brock, Mrs. Daniel Baugh, Mrs. John G. Eustis  
1914 Mrs. Robert C. H. Brock, Mrs. Daniel Baugh, Mrs. John G. Eustis  

Treasurer, Board of Managers

DateReferenceComments
1867 Anna Blanchard  
1872 Miss Helen A. Platt  
1873 Mrs. Evans E. Denniston  
1875 Miss Mary H. Trotter 
1876 Mrs. G. T. Roberts 
1876 Mrs. George W. Ball see 1877 annual report
1877 Virginia Kennard 
1878 Mrs. Manning Kennard 
1879 Mrs. Manning Kennard 
1880 Mrs. Manning Kennard 
1882 Miss M. W. Foster 
1883 Miss C. E. Brooks 
1884 Miss C. E. Brooks 
1886 Virginia Kennard 
1887 Virginia Kennard 
1888 Mrs. Meade Bache 
1894 Mrs. R. Meade Bache 
1895 Mrs. Manning Kennard 
1896 Mrs. Charles H. Howell  
1898 Mrs. Manning Kennard 
1899 Mrs. Charles H. Howell  
1903 Mrs. Charles H. Howell  
1906 Charles H. Howell  
1910 Mrs. Mary S, Roberts  
1911 Mrs. Emily DeCoursey  
1914 Mrs. Emily DeCoursey  

Superintendent

DateReferenceComments
1872 Mr. Wm. H. Billings  
1875 E. F. Pearson  
1877 William M. Hugg  
1878 William M. Hugg  
1879 William M. Hugg  
1880 William M. Hugg  
1881 W. M. Hugg  
1882 W. M. Hugg  
1883 W. M. Hugg  
1884 W. M. Hugg  
1885 W. M. Hugg  
1888 Chauncey Towne  
1894 Rev. Robert Blight  
1895 Dr. Ewing Jordan Feb. 1895 (EH report)
1895 Lampen & Mercer June 1st to Nov. 1st (Noble Haigh)
1895 William M. Hugg  
1896 William M. Hugg  
1898 William M. Hugg  
1898/9 Colonel Given aka Givin
1911 no Superintendent listed  

Other Players

Richard Pratt15 (1840 -1924), Head of the Carlisle Indian School, 1879 to 1904.

Herbert Welsh16, (1851 - 1941) led the Indian Rights Association from 1882 to 1904.

Francis Leupp17, (1849 - 1918) was the Washington lobbyist for the Indian Rights Association. He was Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1905 - 1909.

References

  1. 1866: First Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  2. 1872: Sixth Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  3. 1873: First Annual Report of the Educational Home
  4. 1875: Ninth Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  5. 1876: Third Annual Report of the Educational Home
  6. 1877: Twelveth Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  7. 1879: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  8. 1880: Fourteenth Annual Report of the Lincoln Institution
  9. 1881 - 1885: Annual Reports of the Superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans' Schools
  10. 1882: Tenth Annual Report of the Educational Home
  11. 1888: Sixteenth Annual Report of the Educational Home
  12. 1895: Educational Home, annual report
  13. 1896: Newspaper article, ‘Bearing Good Fruit’.
  14. 1899: reference temporary lost.
  15. 1900: Last Annual Meeting of the Lincoln School , (article in the Philadelphia Times)
  16. 1902: School Elects Officers, (article in the Philadelphia Times)
  17. 1903: Lincoln Institution's Progress, (article in the Philadelphia Inquirer)
  18. 1904: Lincoln Institution's Progress, (article in the Philadelphia Inquirer)
  19. 1905: Lincoln Institution's Progress, (article in the Philadelphia Inquirer)
  20. 1906: Lincoln Institution's Progress, (article in the Philadelphia Inquirer)
  21. 1911: Annual Report
  22. 1912: Annual Report
  23. Richard Pratt wikipedia biography
  24. Herbert Welsh wikipedia biography also see the book 'The Indian Rights Association - the Herbert Welsh years', by William T. Hagan, University of Arizona Press (1985).
  25. Francis Leupp wikipedia biography

Acknowledgements

Heidi Sproat found many of the references in this document.

Document History

  • HTML document created by MB 2024-05-14; updated by Heidi Sproat and Mike Bertram 2024-07-27, 2024-08-22.