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Barnard, Henry, 1811-
Educator; born in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24, 1811; was graduated at Yale College in 1830; admitted to the bar in 1835, and elected to a seat in the State legislature in 1837.
He was twice re-elected.
In that body he effected a reorganization of the Connecticut State school system, and was for four years secretary of the board of school commissioners, during which he wrote a number of able reports on the public schools.
His first report (1839) was pronounced by Chancellor Kent a bold and startling document, founded on the most painstaking and critical inquiry.
He edited and published the Connecticut School journal.
From 1843 to 1849 he had charge of the public schools of Rhode Island, where he established a model system of popular education.
Dr. Barnard took great interest in the subject of school-house architecture; and from 1850 to 1854 he was State superintendent of public schools of Connecticut.
In 1855 he began the publication of the American journ