North, Simon Newton Dexter (1848-1924)

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Simon N. D. North to Theodore Roosevelt, December 7, 1905

Simon Newton Dexter North to Jane Addams, December 9, 1905

Announcement, Association pour la Sauvegarde du Droit es Gens, 1915

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Birth Date

1848-11-29

Death Date

1924-08-03

Birthplace

Clinton, NY

Biographical Text

Simon Newton Dexter North was a newspaper editor and lobbyist for the wool industry. North later became the chief statistician of the 1900 census. In 1903 he became the director of the new Census Bureau, serving until 1910. He later worked with the Carnegie Institute for Peace from 1911-1921. Dexter died in 1924.

Dexter married Lillian Sill Comstock in 1875. They had four children: Edward, Gladys, Eloise, and Dexter.

Occupation

Director

Statistician

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People

Map

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Rights

Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1905

Bibliography and Links

Directors of the Census Bureau

North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

SNAC

Citation

“North, Simon Newton Dexter (1848-1924),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/1631.