Superintendent+of+Public+Instruction

toc =Ex-Officio Territorial Superintendent of Public Instruction=
 * Superintendent of Public Instruction **

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction was created by the Legislative Assembly in 1869. The Territorial Auditor was appointed ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1869 at a salary of five hundred dollars annually.

They had general supervision of all district schools of the Territory; made an equal distribution of the school funds among the several counties; recommended to the district schools a uniform series of textbooks which were used in the schools; recommended the course of studies; made a report as to the condition of district schools to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly. His duties greatly increased with the development of the Territory.

In 1873, the Territorial Librarian was appointed ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction at a salary of four dollars a day not to exceed thirty days a year.

By a law of 1886, the salary of Territorial Librarian and ex-officio Superintendent of Public Instruction for two years was one thousand six hundred dollars and remained so until statehood.


 * ~  ||~   ||~ **Name (Party)** ||~ **Oath of Office** ||~ **Term Expired** ||~ **Birth** ||~ **Death** ||
 * [[image:Sub Neg 1896, Benjamin Gallagher, portrait.jpg width="64" height="85" link="Benjamin Gallagher"]] ||  || **Benjamin Gallagher** (D) || December 11, 1869 || June 4, 1870 || 1840 || March 1900 ||
 * [[image:Sub Neg 2019, James H Hayford, portrait.jpg width="66" height="94" link="James H. Hayford"]] ||  || **James H. Hayford** (R) || June 4, 1870 || December 12, 1873 || 1828 || July 30, 1902 ||
 * [[image:Sub Neg 3023, John B Slaughter, seated portrait.jpg width="64" height="92" link="John Slaughter"]] ||  || **John Slaughter** (R) || December 12, 1873 || March 14, 1890 || June 28, 1809 || December 5, 1903 ||
 * ||  || **Minnie Slaughter** (R) || March 14, 1890 || October 11, 1890 || 1850 || September 11, 1892 ||

=State Superintendent of Public Instruction=

The [|Superintendent of Public Instruction] is responsible for the general supervision of Wyoming's public schools and the state Department of Education. The superintendent serves as an ex-officio member of the state Board of Education in addition of the other boards and commissions which are made up of the five state elected officials.

History of the Wyoming State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Office

 * ~  ||~   ||~ **Name (Party)** ||~ **Service** ||~ **Hometown** ||~ **Birth** ||~ **Death** ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_1, Stephen H Farwell, SPI 1890-95.jpg width="70" height="89" link="Stephen H. Farwell"]] ||  || **Stephen H. Farwell** (R) || 1890-1895 || Buffalo || 1836 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_2, Estelle Reel, SPI 1895-1898.jpg width="70" height="89" link="Estelle Reel"]] ||  || **Estelle Reel** (R) || 1895-1898 || Cheyenne || 1862 || August 2, 1959 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_3, CH Parmalee, SPI 1898-1899.jpg width="69" height="89" link="C. H. Parmelee"]] ||  || **C. H. Parmelee** (D) || 1898-1899 || Buffalo || May 15, 1861 || October 25, 1919 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_4, TT Tynan, SPI 1899-1907.jpg width="68" height="87" link="Thomas T. Tynan"]] ||  || **Thomas T. Tynan** (R) || 1899-1907 || Sheridan || January 6, 1861 || May 12, 1925 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_5, AD Cook, SPI 1907-1911.jpg width="69" height="89" link="Archibald D. Cook"]] ||  || **Archibald D. Cook** (R) || 1907-1911 || Douglas || June 19, 1861 || April 23, 1943 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_6, Rose A Bird, SPI 1911-1915.jpg width="67" height="87" link="Rose A. Bird Maley"]] ||  || **Rose A. Bird Maley** (D) || 1911-1915 || Newcastle || 1884 || November 1975 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_7, Edith KO Clark, SPI 1915-1919.jpg width="66" height="85" link="Edith K. O. Clark"]] ||  || **Edith K. O. Clark** (R) || 1915-1919 || Sheridan || September 7, 1881 || June 2, 1936 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_8, Katharine A Morton, SPI 1919-1935.jpg width="67" height="85" link="Katherine A. Morton"]] ||  || **Katherine A. Morton** (R) || 1919-1935 || Cheyenne || October 4, 1879 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_9, Jack R Gage, SPI 1935-1939.jpg width="65" height="83" link="Jack R. Gage"]] ||  || **Jack R. Gage** (D) || 1935-1939 || Sheridan || January 13, 1899 || March 14, 1970 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_10, Esther L Anderson, SPI 1939-1947.jpg width="64" height="83" link="Esther L. Anderson"]] ||  || **Esther L. Anderson** (R) || 1939-1947 || Casper || November 4, 1893 || June 1977 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_11, Edna B Stolt, SPI 1947-1955.jpg width="67" height="83" link="Edna B. Stolt"]] ||  || **Edna B. Stolt** (R) || 1947-1955 || Sheridan || May 26, 1886 || April 1, 1972 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_12, Velma Linford, SPI 1955-1963.jpg width="68" height="81" link="Velma Linford"]] ||  || **Velma Linford** (D) || 1955-1963 || Laramie || March 30, 1907 || May 25, 2002 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_13, Cecil M Shaw, SPI 1963-1967.jpg width="65" height="85" link="Cecil B. Shaw"]] ||  || **Cecil B. Shaw** (R) || 1963-1967 || Casper || August 31, 1922 || January 28, 1994 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_14, Harry Roberts, SPI 1967-1971.jpg width="66" height="85" link="Harry Roberts"]] ||  || **Harry Roberts** (R) || 1967-1971 || Kaycee || December 10, 1917 || January 28, 2009 ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_15, Robert G Schrader, SPI 1971-1979.jpg width="68" height="84" link="Robert G. Schrader"]] ||  || **Robert G. Schrader** (R) || 1971-1979 || Cody || July 1, 1928 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_16, Lynn O Simons, SPI 1979-1991.jpg width="68" height="86" link="Lynn Simons"]] ||  || **Lynn Simons** (D) || 1979-1991 || Casper || June 1, 1934 ||   ||
 * [[image:Sub Neg 278894, Diane Ohman.jpg width="62" height="77" link="Diana J. Ohman"]] ||  || **Diana J. Ohman** (R) || 1991-1995 || Sheridan || Oct. 3, 1950 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_18, Judy Catchpoole, SPI 1995-2003.jpg width="65" height="80" link="Judy Catchpole"]] ||  || **Judy Catchpole** (R) || 1995-2003 || Casper || March 14, 1944 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_19, Trent Blakenship, SPI 2003-2005.jpg width="64" height="81" link="M. Trent Blankenship"]] ||  || **M. Trent Blankenship** (R) || 2003-2005 || Rawlins || July 18, 1959 ||   ||
 * [[image:P2013-8_20, James M McBride, SPI 2005-2011.jpg width="68" height="82" link="James McBride"]] ||  || **James McBride** (R) || 2005-2010 || Cheyenne || Oct. 14, 1948 ||   ||
 * ||  || **Cindy Hill** (R) || 2010-2015 || Cheyenne ||   ||   ||
 * ||  || **Jillian Balow** (R) || 2015- ||   ||   ||   ||

=Additional Resources=
 * [|Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Records], RG0005, Wyoming State Archives.
 * [|Superintendent of Public Instruction] website