Edward F. Fagan
Edward Francis Fagan (February 27, 1849 – December 7, 1901) was an American schoolteacher, principal, and politician from New York.
Life
Fagan was born on February 27, 1849 in New York City, New York. He was of Irish parentage.[1]
Fagan attended Manhattan College, graduating at the top of his class in 1869. He also received an M.A. in 1872 and a Ph.D. in 1880.[1] He spent several years as a teacher for Manhattan College. In 1876, he moved to Maspeth, Queens. There, he was elected School Commissioner in 1882, served as the first principal of Long Island City High School for a number of years, and after the Consolidation of Greater New York he was appointed Superintendent of Schools in Queens. He held the latter position at the time of his death.[2]
In 1885, Fagan was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat, representing New York's 1st State Senate district (Suffolk and Queens Counties). He served in the Senate in 1886[1] and 1887.[3]
Fagan died at home from a brain abscess on December 7, 1901.[2] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b c The Evening Journal 1886 Almanac. 1886. p. 125 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b "E. F. Fagan" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LI, no. 16199. New York, N.Y. 8 December 1901. p. 7.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ McBride, Alexander, ed. (1887). The Evening Journal 1887 Almanac. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Co. p. 145 – via Internet Archive.
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- 1849 births
- 1901 deaths
- American people of Irish descent
- Manhattan College alumni
- Manhattan College faculty
- Educators from New York City
- American school principals
- People from Maspeth, Queens
- School superintendents in New York (state)
- 19th-century American politicians
- New York (state) Democrats
- New York (state) state senators
- Infectious disease deaths in New York (state)
- Neurological disease deaths in New York (state)
- Deaths from brain abscess
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Queens)