Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911

Seaman A. Knapp, a native of New York, attended the Troy Conference Academy (Green Mountain College) at Poultney, Vermont, where he met his wife, Maria Elizabeth Hotchkiss. He graduated from Union College in 1856 and after his marriage, he and his wife taught at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. Mr. Knapp then became Vice President (1856-1863) at Fort Edward and then Assistant Manager (1864-1865) of the Ripley Female College. In 1866, Knapp and his family came to Iowa, where he served as a Methodist pastor, Head of the Iowa College for the Blind, and as an editor of an agricultural newspaper. He was then appointed as Head (1879) of the agriculture program at Iowa State Agricultural College (Iowa State University) where he developed the curriculum and conducted experiments, and also served as the institution's second President (1883-1884). After leaving Iowa, Knapp had a distinguished career in agriculture. He is buried in the Iowa State University cemetery.

From the description of Papers, 1867-2003. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 53446979

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