Francis E. Leupp

Francis Ellington Leupp (January 2, 1849 – November 19, 1918) was an American politician, writer and newspaper editor. He served as Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1905 to 1909.

Early life Francis Ellington Leupp was born on January 2, 1849, in New York. He graduated from Williams College with three degrees, including Doctor of Laws in 1910. Leupp graduated from the Columbia University in 1872 with a Bachelor of Laws.

Career Newspaper career Leupp worked as assistant editor of the New York Evening Post. In 1878, Leupp bought an interest in The Syracuse Herald and served as its editor. In 1885, Leupp contributed articles to the New York Evening Post from Washington, D.C. He served as the Washington correspondent of the paper from 1889 to 1904. He stayed in that role for fifteen years. During that period, he also served as editor of Good Government, publication of the National Civil Service Reform League. In Red Man's Land: A Story of the American Indian (1914) A Day With Father (1914) Walks About Washington (1915) George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements (1918) A Biography of William Howard Taft The Presidents of the United States

Bureau of Indian Affairs In 1886, Leupp traveled to the Pacific coast and visited a number of Indian reservations. In 1889, he made a similar trip.

In 1895, Leupp traveled to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation as a confidential agent of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. He became a member of the commissioners of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1895.

Personal life Leupp married Ada Lewis Murdock of New York. They had four children, Harold, Ethel, Mrs. Laurence Todd and Mrs. Reginald Johnson. He was a member of the Gridiron Club and Cosmos Club.

Leupp lived at 1813 16th Street in Washington, D.C., for a time and had a summer home in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Leupp died on November 19, 1918, at his home on Stoneleigh Court in Washington, D.C.