Mark Keppel served as County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County from 1902 to 1928.

Life and Times

Born on April 11, 1867, in

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, Mark Keppel grew up in a very strict religious

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family. Keppel completed his education at San Joaquin College, (originally Woodbridge Academy), and after receiving his

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Degree, he taught in

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. Keppel married his wife, Mae Hubbard, in 1894. Four years later, the couple moved to

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where Keppel taught at the School of Los Angeles. After a few years of teaching, Dr. Keppel was elected

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of L.A. County Schools. Mark Keppel died on June 16, 1928.

Career as Superintendent

Keppel was elected to the position of County Superintendent of Schools of Los Angeles County in 1902, 1906, and again in 1910. In 1914, the office came under

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, and Keppel held it until his death.

Legacy

There are currently one

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and three schools named after Mark Keppel. These are: * Keppel Union Elementary, a school district based at 34004 128th St. East, Pearblossom, CA, serving the five communities of Littlerock, Pearblossom, Sun Village,

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, Llano as well as neighboring areas. *

Mark Keppel High School Mark Keppel High School (MKHS) is a four-year California Distinguished School located in the city of Alhambra, California, in the Alhambra Unified School District. The school is in a residential neighborhood, directly south of the abutting Inters ...

, a California Distinguished

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located at 501 E. Hellman Ave., Alhambra, CA. * Mark Keppel Elementary School, a K-5 school located at 6630 East Mark Keppel St., Paramount, CA. * Mark Keppel Elementary School, a K-5 school located at 730 Glenwood Rd., Glendale, CA.

References

External links

Mark Keppel at findagrave.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keppel, Mark 20th-century American educators 1867 births 1928 deaths School superintendents in California 19th-century American educators People from Butte County, California