Edward Searing

Edward Searing was an American educator.
Born in Aurora, [Cayuga County, New York|Aurora, New York], in Cayuga County, New York, Searing received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan in 1861 and 1864, respectively. In 1857, he moved to Wisconsin and taught school. Searing then moved to Milton, Wisconsin, in 1863 and became a professor at Milton College. Searing was elected Superintendent of [Public Instruction of Wisconsin] and served from 1874 to 1878. In 1880. Searing moved to Mankato, Minnesota, and became the first President of the Mankato Normal School now Minnesota [State University, Mankato]. Searing died in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on October 22, 1898, while at a normal school board meeting.