Andrew Sloan Draper was an American educator, author, and jurist.

Biography

He was born in Westford, New York

Westford, New York

Westford is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census.The Town of Westford is southeast of Cooperstown.- History :...

 on June 21, 1848. He graduated from The Albany Academy

The Albany Academy

The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and the city council of Albany...

 and Albany Law School

Albany Law School

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. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 and as a judge of the United States court of Alabama claims before devoting himself to educational work. He then served as a member of the Albany

Albany, New York

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 School-board, superintendent of the public instruction at New York City

New York City

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, and superintendent of schools at Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

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, Ohio

Ohio

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 before becoming the President and Regent of the University of Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...

 in 1894. He resigned from his presidency in 1904 to become Commissioner of Education of the State of New York

Commissioner of Education of the State of New York

The Commissioner of Education of the State of New York is the head of the state education department. The Board of Regents chooses a Commissioner of Education who heads the State Education Department and also serves as the President of the University of the State of New York office...

. He died on April 27, 1913.

Selected works

• The Organization and Administration of City-School Systems, 1888
• American Schools and American Citizenship, 1891
• Public School Pioneering in New York and Massachusetts, 1892
• American Universities and National Life