Edwin Gilbert Cooley, Ph. B.
 Supt. of Schools, Chicago,
Ill.
Born in Strawberry Point, Iowa,
1857. Educated in public school of Strawberry Point and State
University of Iowa; graduated from Chicago University (Ph. B.) in 1895;
soon after secured life diploma as a teacher in Iowa.
Began teaching in Iowa, 1879;
Superintendent of schools Cresco, Iowa, 1885 - 91; Principal of high school
Aurora, Ill., 1891 - 3; Principal high school, La Grange, Ill., 1893 - 1900;
elected Principal Chicago Normal School, 1889, but before taking that
position was elected Superintendent city schools, Chicago.
Source:
"Brewer's Directory of School Superintendents and Normal
Principals", In cities with a population above two
thousand Revised to February, 1907 Published by the Orville
Brewer Publishing Co. The Auditorium, Chicago.
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