13 Facts About Duane Doty

Duane Doty attempted, unsuccessfully, to create a normal school in Detroit.

Duane Doty served a stint as the secretary of the Detroit Board of Education.

In 1868,1870 and 1874, Duane Doty was the party's nominee for Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Later in 1875, Duane Doty moved to Chicago to serve as assistant superintendent of Chicago Public Schools, a job he was appointed to by the Chicago Board of Education on September 14 of that year.

Duane Doty was appointed in June 1877 after the resignation of Josiah Little Pickard, who alleged that the Chicago Board of Education had pushed him out in order to appoint Doty, an allegation which Doty denied was true.

On June 25,1880, Doty was removed from office by the Chicago Board of Education, which installed Central High School principal George R Howland as his successor.

In 1885, Duane Doty submitted an application with the United States Department of the Interior seeking to be appointed as United States commissioner of education.

Duane Doty would serve as the inaugural town manager of the company town of Pullman, Illinois.

Duane Doty is believed to possibly have shaped the vision for the town's schools.

Duane Doty conducted reports and studies about railroads for the Pullman Car Company.

Duane Doty, anonymously, did publicity work for Pullman Car Company.

Duane Doty died November 17,1902, at his daughter's home in Pullman.

Duane Doty was survived by his daughter and his son.