RL Long

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Robert Lindley Long (born November 30, 1852 in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , † 1928 ) was an American teacher , school principal , judge and politician .

Career

Nothing is known about Robert Lindley Long's childhood. His youth were overshadowed by the civil war. Long received his professional training from Millersville, Pennsylvania Normal School. He then went to Dickinson College in Carlisle (Pennsylvania). During this time he taught as a teacher in order to make a living. In 1872 he moved west to the Colorado Territory , where he settled in Boulder , now the administrative seat of Boulder County . Long served there as a principal of the local public schools. At the time he was also doing speculative business and mining in the mountains of Colorado. Two years later he returned to Pennsylvania. From there he went to southern Africa to work in diamond mining. After 18 months he returned to the United States . Long became a principal of the California Public School in San Luis Obispo , now the administrative seat of San Luis Obispo County . While there, he accepted a similar position as the first principal of the Phoenix Public Schools.

Long moved to the Arizona Territory . He arrived in Phoenix in May 1879 . He served two terms, from 1879 to 1880 and from 1890 to 1891, as principal of the Phoenix Public Schools. In 1881 he moved to Globe . Long served there as a clerk at Gila County District Court and from 1882 to 1884 as a probate judge. In addition, he was from 1881 to 1884 as Superintendent of Schools in Gila County .

In the fall of 1884 he successfully ran for the post of Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Arizona Territory. The Territorial Governor of the Arizona Territory Frederick Augustus Tritle successfully challenged his election, as the Superintendent of Public Instruction was appointed by the Territorial Governor at the time. In the period that followed, Tritle himself appointed him Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Arizona Legislature upheld the election. From that point on, each Superintendent of Public Instruction had to be elected to the admission of Arizona in 1912 as the 48th  state into the union, then appointed by the Territorial Governor and / or confirmed by the Arizona Legislature. Long held the post of Superintendent of Public Instruction for nine years, from 1885 to 1886, from 1899 to 1902, and from 1907 until his resignation in 1909. As Superintendent of Public Instruction he had the right to appoint the County Superintendents . During his first term in office, he was responsible for passing the Education Act of 1885, which set higher standards for certification. This essentially laid the legal foundations for education that continued until Arizona joined the Union. All educational programs were put under the direction of the territorial education committee. He worked closely with his predecessor WB Horton to draft the legal text . As a result of this law, seven-year primary school attendance was introduced in the Arizona Territory.

While he was not serving as Superintendent of Public Instruction, he also pursued speculative business in Phoenix and became a principal of the newly formed Arizona Normal School in Tempe . Long became a member of the Arizona Normal School Education Committee. He presided over the Territorial Board of Examiners and sat on the Arizona Board of Regents . He has also been an active member of the National Education Association for an extended period . In this context he took part in their meetings and deliberations.

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SURNAME Long, RL
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Long, Robert Lindley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American teacher, principal, judge, and politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH Lancaster County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH 1928