John Swett Politician

John Swett (July 31, 1830-August 22, 1913) is considered to be the "Father of the California public school" system and the "Horace Mann of the Pacific".

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 31, 1830
Birth place
Pittsfield New Hampshire
Date of deathAugust 22, 1913
Place of death
Alhambra California , Alhambra Valley California

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Office holder

officeCalifornia State Superintendent of Public Instruction
party
National Union Party (United States)
successor

John Swett on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=7OULAAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA1451&ots=CeipxY949p&dq=Mary%20Louise%20Tracy%20swett&pg=PA1451#v=onepage&q=john%20Swett&f=false
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=DvE4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA218&lpg=PA218&dq=John+Swett+superintendent+-unified&source=bl&ots=fjNyV8iFBt&sig=sJbo7PXVQ5X5wT0AhOoCLVDxOOU&hl=en&ei=AyN-TdPMItODtgfOhqy6BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=John%20Swett%20superintendent%20-unified&f=false
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=jkNIAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=John+Swett&source=bl&ots=aFFL0zMziu&sig=MZLmgFi3yJYCJmw3nl6BhNjYWuE&hl=en&ei=ySF-TcSrGcWftwezhKm6BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAThG#v=onepage&q&f=false
  4. http://books.google.com/books?id=ov0UAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA1110&ots=KxVLrc_boO&dq=Mary%20Louise%20Tracy%20swett&pg=PA1110#v=onepage&q=john%20swett&f=false
  5. http://cdn.calisphere.org/data/13030/90/tf5z09n890/files/tf5z09n890.pdf
  6. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~npmelton/sfbswet.htm
  7. http://mountainviewpeople.blogspot.com/2008/11/john-swett-1830-1913-education-reformer.html
  8. http://www.californiahistorian.com/articles/John-Swett.html
  9. http://www.encyclopedia.com)
  10. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2536601204.html