George W. Minns
1st Principal of San José State University
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byAhira Holmes
Succeeded byHenry P. Carlton
In office
1857–1862
Succeeded byAhira Holmes
Personal details
BornOctober 6, 1813
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 14, 1895(1895-01-14) (aged 81)
Brookline, Massachusetts
Alma materHarvard University

George Washington Minns (October 6, 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts – January 14, 1895 in Brookline, Massachusetts) graduated from Harvard College with the class of 1836 and received a law degree from the Howard Dane Law School of Harvard. He practiced law in Massachusetts for several years before moving to California. After the Gold Rush caused the collapse of his law practice and Minns lost all of his savings, he became a teacher at the Union Grammar School, the first California high school, and became principal of the Normal School the following year.[1] He was an American teacher, notable for running the Minns Evening Normal School, which was established in San Francisco, California, in 1857 in order to train teachers for the city's public school system. His normal school, named the California State Normal School, was the first publicly funded institution of higher learning in the state. George Minns was principal of the school from 1857-1862 and 1865-1866. The California State Normal School was transferred to the State of California in 1862, and is now known as San José State University.

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  1. ↑ "SJSU Presidents". San Jose State University.


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