Andrew S. Draper

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Andrew Sloan Draper

| image = Andrew Sloan Draper.jpg

| order1 = 4th

| office1 = President of the University of Illinois system

| term_start1 = 1894

| term_end1 = 1904

| predecessor1 = Thomas Jonathan Burrill

| successor1 = Edmund J. James

| order2 = 1st

| office2 = Commissioner of Education of the State of New York

| term_start2 = 1904

| term_end2 = 1913

| preceded2 = Office established

| successor2 = John Huston Finley

| state_assembly3 = New York

| district3 = Albany County, 2nd

| term_start3 = January 1, 1881

| term_end3 = December 31, 1881

| preceded3 = Hiram Griggs

| succeeded3 = Aaron Fuller

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1848|06|21}}

| birth_place = Westford, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1913|04|27|1848|06|21}}

| death_place = Albany, New York, U.S.

| party =

| spouse =

| profession = {{hlist|Educator|college administrator|jurist}}

| signature = Signature of Andrew Sloan Draper.png

}}

Andrew Sloan Draper (June 21, 1848 – April 27, 1913) was an American educator, author, and jurist.{{cite web|url=http://www.uillinois.edu/cms/one.aspx?portalId=1117531&pageId=1125121 |title=Andrew Sloan Draper (1848-1913) |accessdate=2014-07-30 |quote=In 1894, Andrew Sloan Draper became the first to lead the University of Illinois with the title of president rather than regent. ... In 1904, Draper tendered his resignation in order to become the first Commissioner of Education in New York. |publisher=University of Illinois |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808204851/http://www.uillinois.edu/cms/one.aspx?portalId=1117531&pageId=1125121 |archive-date=2014-08-08 }}

Biography

He was born in Westford, New York, on June 21, 1848, and is a descendant of early Massachusetts settler James Draper. He graduated from The Albany Academy and Albany Law School. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Albany Co., 2nd D.) in 1881; and a judge of the United States court of Alabama claims before devoting himself to educational work.

He then served as a member of the Albany School-board, New York State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1886 to 1892, and superintendent of schools at Cleveland, Ohio, before becoming the President and Regent of the University of Illinois in 1894. In 1902 his right leg was amputated.{{cite news |title=Dr. Draper's Condition. Right Leg Amputated and His Life Said to Hang in the Balance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1902/04/11/archives/dr-drapers-condition-right-leg-amputated-and-his-life-said-to-hang.html |quote=President Andrew Sloan Draper of the University of Illinois, who was seriously injured in a runaway accident Sunday afternoon ... |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 11, 1902 |accessdate=2014-07-30 }}

He resigned from his presidency in 1904 to become Commissioner of Education of the State of New York.{{cite news |title=Eighth State Commissioner, Youngest in the Office, Seeks Public Support Chancellor Gives 'Charge' Veto of Long Island College |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/05/05/archives/allen-is-inducted-in-education-post-eighth-state-commissioner.html |quote=Dr. James E. Allen Jr. today became the state's eighth Commissioner of Education. ... Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper became the first Commissioner, holding office from 1904 to 1913. ... |newspaper=The New York Times |date=May 5, 1956 |accessdate=2014-07-30 }}

He died on April 27, 1913, in Albany, New York, of Bright's disease and heart trouble.{{cite news |title=Andrew Sloan Draper, Expert on Education, Dies. State Commissioner Victim of Bright's Disease and Heart Trouble |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1913/04/28/archives/dr-drpigr-igxpigrt-on-edugatioh-die5-state-commissioner-victim-of.html |quote=Dr. Andrew Sloan Draper, State Commissioner of Education, died in his home here to-day, He was 64 years old. Bright's disease and a recently developed ... |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 28, 1913 |accessdate=2014-07-30 }} His widow died in 1928.{{cite news |title=Abbie Lyon Draper |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/14/archives/obituary-3-no-title.html |quote=Mrs. Abbie Lyon Draper, widow of Andrew Sloan Draper, First Commissioner of Education of New York State, died yesterday at the home of her daughter ... |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 14, 1928 |accessdate=2014-07-30 }}

Selected works

The Organization and Administration of City-School Systems, 1888
American Schools and American Citizenship, 1891
Public School Pioneering in New York and Massachusetts, 1892
American Universities and National Life

Andrew S. Draper

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