John M. B. Sill

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John M. B. Sill
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United States Counsel-General to Korea[1]
In office
April 30, 1894 – September 13, 1898
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Preceded byAugustine Heard
Succeeded byHorace Newton Allen
President of Michigan State Normal College
In office
1886–1893
Preceded byDaniel Putnam
Succeeded byRichard Gause Boone
Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools
In office
1875–1886
Preceded byDuane Doty
Personal details
BornNovember 23, 1831
Died1901
Alma materUniversity of Michigan

John Malhelm Berry Sill (November 23, 1831[2]-1901) was American diplomat and educator who served as the United States Counsel-General to Korea, president of Michigan State Normal College (which is today known as "Eastern Michigan University"), and superintendent of Detroit Public Schools. He also served as a regent of the University of Michigan.

Educational career[]

Sill began a career as a teacher when he was 18. When he was 22, he began studying at the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, graduating in 1854, the first man to have done so. In 1867, he was appointed a regent of the University of Michigan.[2] He held this position through 1869.[citation needed] In February 1875, after the retirement of Duane Doty, Sill was elected by the Detroit Board of Education to be the superintendent of Detroit Public Schools.[3] He held this position until becoming president of Michigan State Normal College, a position he was elected to on July 22, 1886.[4] He held the college's presidency until 1893.[5][6]

Consul-General to Korea[]

Sill served as United States Consul General (ambassador) to Korea from 1894 to 1897, during a time that has been described as “one of the most turbulent periods of Korean history. During his tenure as Consul-General, Korea went through the Sino-Japanese War, the Gabo Reform, the murder of Queen Myeongseong, and King Gojong's refuge in the Russian legation.[7][8]

Legacy[]

Sill Hall at Eastern Michigan University, as Michigan State Normal is now known, is named for Sill.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Korean Mission p. 32., p. 32, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b "Moderator topics". Google Bookd. 1900. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Michigan News". Newspapers.com. he Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan). 27 Feb 1875.
  4. ^ "PROF. SILL'S NEW FIELD". Newspapers.com. Detroit Free Press. 23 Jul 1886. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ "EMU Presidents". EMU Presidents. emu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b Virtual Tour: Sill Hall, Eastern Michigan University, archived from the original on 2013-01-04, retrieved 2012-07-11
  7. ^ Lee, Claire (January 3, 2013). "19th century Korea seen through eyes of foreign women". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. ^ Dorwart, Jeffrey M. (November 1975). "The Independent Minister: John M. B. Sill and the Struggle against Japanese Expansion in Korea, 1894-1897". Pacific Historical Review. 44 (4): 485–502. doi:10.2307/3638067. JSTOR 3638067.
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