George W. Hoss
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| 2nd President of the Kansas State Normal | |
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In office July 1, 1871 – December 31, 1873 |
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| Preceded by | Lyman Beecher Kellogg |
| Succeeded by | Charles Rhodes Pomeroy |
| 8th Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
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In office 1864–1868 |
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George Washington Hoss November 6, 1824 Brown County, Ohio |
| Died | April 22, 1906 (aged 81) Wichita, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet J. Mitchell (m. 1850–1886) May Engstrom (m. 1888–1906) |
| Alma mater | Indiana Asbury University |
| Occupation | Educator |
George Washington Hoss (November 6, 1824 – April 11, 1906) was an American educator serving many positions at several institutions. Hoss was most notable for being an Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Kansas State Normal School's (KSN) second president.
Hoss' parents, Jacob and Jane Kinney Hoss, moved his family to Indiana in 1836, twelve years after Hoss was born in 1824. Hoss attended Indiana Asbury University, where he graduated in 1850 and 1853.
After graduating college, Hoss became the principal at Muncie Academy, located in Muncie, Indiana, from 1850 to 1852. After leaving Muncie Academy, he then went to serve as a professor of mathematics at the Indiana Females College in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1852 to 1856 before leaving to become a professor at Butler University from 1856 to 1864. In 1864, Hoss became the eighth superintendent of the Indiana Department of Education. He resigned in 1968.
On July 1, 1871, Hoss replaced Lyman Beecher Kellogg, to become the Kansas State Normal School's second president. While president, Hoss was able to secure funds needed from the Kansas Legislature to build another building, and the school's enrollment increased to 200. In 1872, Hoss hosted state representatives at KSN, which concluded with the House securing $50,000 for the school with city of Emporia providing $10,000, the day after their visit.
In April 1873, Hoss reported issues with the professors to the Kansas Board of Regents and advised that everyone employed should submit their resignations and for the Board to decide who was to be rehired; the Board decided in May 1873, to rehire Hoss, along with only one other faculty member. In August 1873, Hoss announced his resignation as president to become a professor at Indiana University. He continued until December 31 of that year.
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