FRANCIS ELLINGTON LEUPP
LEUPP, FRANCIS ELLINGTON, United States commissioner of Indian affairs, merchant's son, graduate of Williams College and of Columbia law school, lawyer, newspaper correspondent, member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, editor and author, was born in New York city, January 2, 1849, son of John Philyer and Emeline Matilda (Davis) Loop, and a descendant of Gerloch Liipp. His father was noted for his firmness of character. Francis Ellington grew up in New York city, but spent his summer vacations in the Taghanic and Berkshire hill country, and attended Sedgwick institute, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and the Lawrence ville, New Jersey, high school. He was graduated at Williams college, A.B., 1870; A.M., 1873, and at Columbia university law school, LL.B., 1872. He practised law for one year in New York city, 1872-73; was assistant editor of the New York "Evening Post," 1874-78; editor and part owner of the Syracuse "Herald," 1878-85; confidential correspondent and editorial contributor in Washington to the New York "Evening Post," 1885-89, and head of the New York "Evening Post's" telegraphic bureau after 1889. He also contributed editorials to the Washington "Star" and edited "Good Government," the official organ of the Civil Service Reform League. He was a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners, 1895-97, and before and after that period he made special investigations under private auspices and under temporary commissions from the United States government, and did work for the civilization and protection of the Indians, spending some time on Indian reservations. He also worked to advance the merit system in the civil service.
He has been president of the Williams Alumni Association and vice-president of the Columbia Alumni Association of the District of Columbia, and was elected to the administrative council of the National Civil Service Reform League, but declined, owing to the pressure of other duties. He is affiliated with the Kappa Alpha of Williams college, the Cosmos club, the Gridiron club, and the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in Washington, District of
