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Charles Edward Hovey
Charles Edward Hovey (April 26, 1827 – November 17, 1897) was an educator, college president, pension lobbyist and a brevet major general in the United States Army during the American Civil War.
Biography.
Hovey was born in Thetford, Vermont. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1852, spending his summer vacations teaching school to help pay for his education. He briefly studied law and taught school in Framingham, Massachusetts, before moving to Illinois, where he served as principal and then superintendent
Charles Hovey
Charles Hovey may refer to:
- Charles Hovey (naval officer) (1885–1911), U.S. Navy officer
- Charles Edward Hovey (1827–1897), educator, college president and general in the U.S. Army
- Charles Fox Hovey (1807–1859), businessman in Boston, Massachusetts
- Charles Mason Hovey (1810–1887), American nurseryman, seed merchant, journalist and author