Clinton B. Fisk

Clinton Fisk
Personal details
Born	Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-12-08)December 8, 1828 York, New York, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1890(1890-07-09) (aged 61) New York City, New York, U.S.
Political party	Prohibition
Spouse	Jeannette C. Crippen
Children	3
Parents	Benjamin Bigford Fisk (father) Lydia Aldrich Powell (mother)
Education	Hillsdale College
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Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Brigadier General Brevet Major General
Unit	33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry Army of the Tennessee
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Clinton Bowen Fisk (December 8, 1828 - July 9, 1890) was a senior officer during Reconstruction in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000.^[1] In addition, he helped establish the first free public schools in the Southern United States for white and African-American children.