Stephen D. Pool
Stephen D. Pool | |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
| In office January 1, 1875 – 1876 | |
| Governor | Curtis Hooks Brogden |
| Preceded by | Alexander McIver |
| Succeeded by | John Pool |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1819 |
| Died | December 21, 1901 (aged 81–82) Osyka, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Caroline S. Lockwood |
Stephen Decatur Pool (1819 – December 21, 1901) was an American educator, newspaper editor, politician, and Confederate officer from North Carolina. He served as principal of Elizabeth City Academy, edited several newspapers including the New Bern Daily Journal of Commerce, and published the historical journal Our Living and Our Dead. During the Civil War he rose to colonel in the Confederate Army and later became North Carolina superintendent of public instruction (1875–1876), resigning amid financial controversy. He spent his later years in Louisiana and Mississippi.