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Henry Barnard was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 24, 1811 and died there on July 5, 1900. He attended Yale, studying law but had little interest in practicing it. He was elected to the General Assembly in 1837 where he participated in debates over the funding of public education. Barnard introduced the first legislation for free education and created the Connecticut Board of Common Schools. In 1850, Barnard became the state's superintendent of schools and in 1867, he was named the first United States commissioner of education.

Resources in This Category

• Dr. Henry Barnard

  http://www.froebelfoundation.org/people/Barnard.html
  Brief biographical sketch plus photo.

• Henry Barnard

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Barnard
  Information from Wikipedia.

• Henry Barnard (1811 - 1900)

  http://cedarhillfoundation.org/notable-residents/henry-barnard/
  Biographical information and illustration from Cedar Hill Cemetery, his last resting place.

• Henry Barnard Biography

  http://www.biography.com/people/henry-barnard-9199454
  Biographical overview and photo.

• Henry Barnard Dies in Poverty at Age 89

  http://schugurensky.faculty.asu.edu/moments/1900barnard.html
  Brief by Daniel Schugurensky, The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

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