Jasper N. Wilkinson

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Jasper N. Wilkinson
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6th President of the Kansas State Normal
In office
June 7, 1901 –June 30, 1906
Preceded by Albert R. Taylor
Succeeded by Joseph H. Hill
Personal details
BornJasper Newton Wilkinson
(1851-09-19)September 19, 1851
Vinton County, Ohio
Died January 11, 1933(1933-01-11) (aged 81)
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Resting place Muskogee, Oklahoma
Spouse(s)Nellie Reynolds(m. 1879–1933)
Alma mater Illinois Normal School
Occupation Educator, businessman

Jasper Newton Wilkinson (September 19, 1851 – January 11, 1933) was an American educator and businessman, most notable for serving as the Kansas State Normal School's (KSN) sixth president in Emporia, Kansas. [1]

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Biography

Early life and education

Wilkinson, born September 19, 1851, to Jackson and Mary, [2] began his career in education at sixteen. In 1874, Wilkinson graduated from Illinois Normal School. [3] After graduating from college, Wilkinson was the principal of the Buda, Illinois school district until 1879. Wilkinson moved to Emporia, Kansas in 1884 to become a professor at the Normal school and later became vice-president. [4]

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Later life

After resigning in June 1906 from the Normal School, Wilkinson bought and became the president of the Citizens Bank in Oklahoma until 1910. [8] In January 1911, Wilkinson died.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jaspern N. Wilkinson". emporia.edu.
  2. ↑ "Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma". google.com.
  3. ↑ "Yearbook". google.com.
  4. ↑ "Harvard University Catalogue". google.com.
  5. ↑ "Autobiography of Albert Reynolds Taylor, Ph.D., LL.D., L.H.D., President Emeritus, the James Millikin University". archive.org.
  6. ↑ 2011 ESU Men's Basketball media guide
  7. ↑ "Jasper N. Wilkinson". emporia.edu.
  8. ↑ "Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society". google.com.
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