Harriet Lane Huntress
American civil servant; Deputy Superintendent Public Instruction, New Hampshire (1860-1922))
Harriet Lane Huntress (November 30, 1860 - July 31, 1922) was an American civil servant. She served as the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in New Hampshire, being the first woman in New England appointed to such a position. She was also prominent in the civic and social life of the state. The Harriet Lane Huntress dormitory for female students at Keene Normal School (now Keene State College) was named in her honor.
Biography
Harriet Lane Huntress was born in Meredith (now Center Harbor, New Hampshire), November 30, 1860. She was the daughter of James Lewis and Harriet Perkins (Page) Huntress. Her father was the proprietor of the Senter House, a summer resort on Lake Winnipesaukee. Huntress came from sturdy stock. Her ancestors were among the first settlers of New Hampshire, coming from the North of Ireland of Scotch ancestry, and for generation after generation became prominent people in the locality where they lived. This was so on both sides of her lineage.
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