ID
2535
Nationality
American
Occupation
Teacher
School founder
Educational administrator
Summary
Deafened gradually in his teens; student at the Michigan and New York (Fanwood) schools for the deaf. Teacher for 3 years at the Iowa School for the deaf; instrumental in the founding of the South Dakota School for the deaf and served as its first superintendent, 1880-1903; died at Sioux Falls, SD. Brother of Delos A. Simpson (q.v.) and William Simpson [I] (q.v.).
References
The Transcendent Territory, p.7-11; Notable Deaf Persons, p.154-155; CAID Proceedings, 17th, p.191-193.
Dates
21 January 1855-16 November 1903