Frank Irving Herriott

Frank Irving Herriott (October 19, 1868 – September 14, 1941) was an academic and educator from the U.S. state of Iowa.

Early life and education Herriott was born in New Liberty, Scott County, Iowa, on October 19, 1868, to John (who served as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa) and Nellie M. Herriott. He attended high school in Stuart, Iowa. Herriott received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1890 and a Master of Arts degree in 1893, both from Grinnell College, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1893.

Career Herriot served as acting professor of political science at Grinnell from 1895 until 1898; he was deputy state treasurer from 1897 until 1901. and he was a director of the Municipal Research Bureau of Iowa and the Des Moines Bureau of Municipal Research. Henry G. Harmon, the president of Drake University, stated that "he loss to the city of Des Moines and the university is very genuine, and one that cannot be calculated". and in 1958, a newly constructed dormitory at Drake University was named for him. According to an obituary in The Christian Century, "ew educators have had a more direct effect on political policies of the state and its municipalities, especially in relation to taxation questions".