Superintendent of Public Instruction of Indiana
Member ofGovernment of Indiana
Formation1851
First holderWilliam C. Larrabee
Final holderJennifer McCormick
AbolishedJanuary 11, 2021
SuccessionSecretary of Education
Salary$94,538

The superintendent of public instruction was an elected office in the state government of Indiana. The official was an elected member of the executive branch of government and work with the state Board of Education as head of the Indiana Department of Education to oversee certain areas of public schools in Indiana. The position was created in 1851 with the adoption of the Constitution of Indiana, and filled in the first general election following its creation. The position of the Superintendent of Public Instruction was abolished in 2021, being replaced by the Secretary of Education, who is appointed by the governor.[1]

The annual salary of the superintendent of public instruction of Indiana was $94,538.[2]

List of superintendents

  Democratic   Whig   Republican

# Name Took office Left office Party Hometown Notes
1 William C. Larrabee November 8, 1852 November 8, 1854 Democratic Crawfordsville
2 Caleb Mills November 8, 1854 February 10, 1857 Whig Crawfordsville
3 William C. Larrabee February 10, 1857 February 10, 1859 Democratic Crawfordsville
4 Samuel L. Rugg February 10, 1859 February 10, 1861 Democratic Allen County
5 Miles J. Fletcher February 10, 1861 May 10, 1862 Republican Putnam County [3]
6 Samuel K. Hoshour April 15, 1862 November 25, 1862 Republican Wayne County [4]
7 Samuel L. Rugg November 25, 1862 March 15, 1867 Democratic Allen County, Indiana
8 George W. Hoss March 15, 1865 October 17, 1868 Democratic Indianapolis, Indiana [5]
9 Barnabas C. Hobbs October 26, 1868 March 15, 1871 Republican Bloomingdale, Indiana
10 Milton B. Hopkins March 15, 1871 August 17, 1874 Democratic Kokomo, Indiana [3]
11 Alexander C. Hopkins August 20, 1874 March 15, 1875 Democratic Milroy, Indiana [4]
12 James H. Smart March 15, 1875 March 15, 1881 Democratic Fort Wayne, Indiana
13 John M. Bloss March 15, 1881 March 15, 1883 Republican Evansville, Indiana
14 John W. Holcombe March 15, 1883 March 15, 1887 Democratic Valparaiso, Indiana
15 Harvey Marion LaFollette March 15, 1887 March 15, 1891 Republican Boone County, Indiana
16 Hervey D. Vories March 15, 1891 March 15, 1895 Democratic Nineveh, Indiana
17 David M Geeting March 15, 1895 March 15, 1899 Republican Clinton County, Indiana
18 Frank L. Jones March 15, 1899 March 15, 1903 Republican Howard County, Indiana
19 Fassett A. Cotton March 15, 1903 March 15, 1909 Republican Henry County, Indiana
20 Robert J. Aley March 15, 1909 January 1, 1910 Democratic Owen County, Indiana [5]
21 Charles A. Greathouse January 1, 1910 March 15, 1917 Democratic Mount Vernon, Indiana
22 Horace D. Ellis March 15, 1917 March 15, 1919 Republican Vincennes, Indiana
23 Linnaeus N. Hines March 15, 1919 October 1, 1921 Republican Noblesville, Indiana [5]
24 Benjamin J. Burris January 1, 1921 November 1, 1924 Republican Washington, Indiana [4][5]
25 Henry N. Sherwood March 15, 1924 March 15, 1927 Republican Franklin, Indiana
26 Charles F. Miller March 15, 1927 September 1, 1927 Republican Elkhart County, Indiana [5]
27 Roy P. Wisehart September 1, 1927 March 15, 1931 Republican Union City, Indiana [4]
28 George C. Cole March 15, 1931 December 31, 1933 Democratic Lawrenceburg, Indiana [5]
30 Floyd I. McMurray January 1, 1934 March 15, 1941 Democratic Thorntown, Indiana [4]
31 Clement T. Malan March 15, 1941 March 15, 1947 Republican Terre Haute, Indiana
32 Ben H. Watt March 15, 1947 March 15, 1949 Republican Noblesville, Indiana
33 Deane E. Walker March 15, 1949 March 15, 1951 Democratic Culver, Indiana
34 Wilbur E. Young March 15, 1951 March 15, 1959 Republican Osgood, Indiana
35 William E. Wilson March 15, 1959 March 15, 1967 Democratic Jeffersonville, Indiana
36 Richard D. Wells March 15, 1967 March 15, 1971 Republican Valparaiso, Indiana
37 John J. Loughlin March 15, 1971 March 15, 1973 Democratic South Bend, Indiana
39 Harold H. Negley March 15, 1973 June 6, 1985 Republican Indianapolis, Indiana
40 H. Dean Evans June 6, 1985 January 11, 1993 Republican Indianapolis, Indiana
41 Suellen Reed January 11, 1993 January 12, 2009 Republican Rushville, Indiana
42 Tony Bennett January 12, 2009 January 19, 2013 Republican New Albany, Indiana
43 Glenda Ritz January 19, 2013 January 9, 2017 Democratic Carmel, Indiana
44 Jennifer McCormick January 9, 2017 January 11, 2021 Republican Yorktown, Indiana

Notes

  1. ^ McGuire, David (April 2, 2019). "Indiana Governor will Appoint Education Secretary in 2021 instead of 2025". Indy K12. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Information Maintained by the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency". State of Indiana. 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. ^ a b Died in office
  4. ^ a b c d e Appointed to office
  5. ^ a b c d e f Resigned from office

See also

Sources

https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction

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