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Duane Doty

Duane Doty (c. 1836–November 17, 1902) was an American educator, civil engineer, and administrator that served as superintendent of the public school systems in Detroit and Chicago, and who worked for the Pullman Car Company as the town manager of their company town of Pullman, Illinois.

Duane Doty
4th Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools
In office
June 1877 – June 25, 1880
Preceded byJosiah Little Pickard
Succeeded byGeorge C. Howland
Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools
In office
1864–1875
Succeeded byJohn M. B. Sill[1]
Personal details
Bornc. 1836
Ohio
DiedNovember 17, 1902
Pullman, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

Early life

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Doty was born in 1834 in Ohio.[2] His father was Samuel Doty.[2]

Doty attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1856.[2]

Career

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Educational

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Doty was hired in 1864 as superintendent of schools in Detroit.[2] He held this job for ten years.[2] Since the state's only normal school, the Michigan State Normal School, was producing an insufficient number of teachers to meet the demand in Detroit, in 1868 Doty launched an experimental teacher training course that was offered to select female seniors at Detroit high schools. Doty also attempted, unsuccessfully, to create a normal school in Detroit.[3] Doty also served a stint as the secretary of the Detroit Board of Education.[4]

Doty was a staunch Democrat.[5] In 1868, 1870 and 1874, Doty was the party's nominee for Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction.[6][7][8] In 1874, his candidacy was also backed by the Independent Reform Party.[9]

In January 1875, Doty joined the book buying firm of E. B. Smith & Co.[10] He resigned as superintendent.[1] Later in 1875, Doty moved to Chicago to serve as assistant superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, a job he was appointed to by the Chicago Board of Education on September 14 of that year.[11][12][13] From 1877 until 1880, he served as superintendent of Chicago Public Schools.[14][15] He was appointed in June 1877 after the resignation of Josiah Little Pickard, who alleged that the Chicago Board of Education had pushed him out in order to appoint Doty, an allegation which Doty denied was true.[11][14] On June 25, 1880, Doty was removed from office by the Chicago Board of Education, which installed Central High School principal George R. Howland as his successor.[16][17] When the Board voted on a superintendent Doty had received four votes to Howland's nine votes.[18]

In 1885, Doty submitted an application with the United States Department of the Interior seeking to be appointed as United States commissioner of education.[5]

Pullman Car Company

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After being fired as superintendent, Doty left the field of education, taking a job with the Pullman Car Company.[2] He would serve as the inaugural town manager of the company town of Pullman, Illinois.[19][20][21] Working as a civil engineer, he surveyed and plotted the layout of the town.[22] He is also believed to possibly have shaped the vision for the town's schools.[23] His wife, Margarita Doty, was involved in Pullman as well, including being responsible for writing an 1893 guide to the town, which spoke glowingly of it.[23]

Doty conducted reports and studies about railroads for the Pullman Car Company.[24][25] Doty also, anonymously, did publicity work for Pullman Car Company.[26]

Death

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Doty died November 17, 1902, at his daughter's home in Pullman.[2] He was survived by his daughter and his son.[2]

Legacy

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The Duane Doty School in Detroit is named for Doty.[27] Doty Avenue, in the Pullman area of Chicago, is named for Doty.[28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michigan News". Newspapers.com. he Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan). 27 Feb 1875.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Duane Doty Died In Pullman | Ann Arbor District Library". aadl.org. Ann Arbor Argus-Democrat. 1902. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "History". College of Education. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ "BOARD OF EDUCATION". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 16 Jan 1868. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "DUANE DOTY". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 6 Apr 1885. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  6. ^ "NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET !". Newspapers.com. St. Joseph Saturday Herald. 3 Oct 1868. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ "GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY". Newspapers.com. St. Joseph Herald. 10 Sep 1870. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  8. ^ "DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 10 Oct 1874. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ "MICHIGAN DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 11 Sep 1874.
  10. ^ "WOMEN VERSUS WINE. Meeting of the Women's State Christian Temperance Union. THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED YESTERDAY". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 28 Jan 1875. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b Tavardian, Arthur Norman (1992). "Battle Over the Chicago Schools: The Superintendency of William Mcandrew". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  12. ^ Adams, Isaac E. (1886). Life of Emery A. Storrs: His Wit and Eloquence, as Shown in a Notable Literary, Political and Forensic Career. Hubbard Brothers. p. 549.
  13. ^ "SAYINGS AND DOINGS". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 16 Sep 1875. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  14. ^ a b History of Chicago, Illinois. v.2. Chicago and New York City: Munsell & co. p. 89.
  15. ^ James, Michael. "The Chicago Board of Education Desegregation Policies and Practices [1975-1985]: A Historical Examination of the Administrations of Superintendents Dr. Joseph P. Hannon and Dr. Ruth Love". Loyola University Chicago. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  16. ^ "CHICAGO'S SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT. (Published 1880)". The New York Times. 26 June 1880. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Duane Doty ousted as Supt. Chicago Schools, 1880". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via www.newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Duane Doty ousted as Supt. Chicago Schools, 1880". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. 26 June 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  19. ^ "The World in Chicago". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Pullman History Site -- Image 17106". www.pullman-museum.org. Pullman History. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  21. ^ Lillibridge, Robert M. (1953). "Pullman: Town Development in the Era of Eclecticism". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 12 (3): 17–22. doi:10.2307/987596. ISSN 0037-9808. JSTOR 987596. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  22. ^ "Hold Funeral Rites For Helen Myrtle Doty, 77". Suburbanite Economist. February 27, 1952. Retrieved 1 April 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ a b "CHAPTER 4 PLANNED COMMUNITIES AND PULLMAN" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  24. ^ "RAILROADS OF THE WORLD". Newspapers.com. The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York). 31 Oct 1898. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  25. ^ "SOME STATISTICS". Newspapers.com. the Wichita Beacon. 7 Nov 1898. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  26. ^ Schneirov, Richard; Stromquist, Shelton; Salvatore, Nick (1999). The Pullman Strike and the Crisis of the 1890s: Essays on Labor and Politics. University of Illinois Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-252-06755-6.
  27. ^ "Duane Doty School - MichMarkers". www.michmarkers.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  28. ^ "The Pullman History Site : The Town of Pullman". www.pullman-museum.org. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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