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==Early life==
==Early life==
Calvin H. Wiley was born on February 3, 1819 in [[Guilford County, North Carolina]]. He graduated from the [[University of North Carolina]] in 1840 and was admitted to the bar in 1841.<ref name=Biographical>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGOSEXzyo-oC&pg=RA1-PA427 |title=Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present |volume=II |editor1-first=Samuel A'Court |editor1-last=Ashe |editor1-link=Samuel A'Court Ashe |editor2-first=Stephen B. |editor2-last=Weeks |editor3-first=Charles L. |editor3-last=Van Noppen |publisher=Charles L. Van Noppen |pages=427–440 |year=1905 |access-date=2020-08-03 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
Calvin H. Wiley was born on February 3, 1819, in [[Guilford County, North Carolina]]. He graduated from the [[University of North Carolina]] in 1840 and was admitted to the bar in 1841.<ref name=Biographical>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGOSEXzyo-oC&pg=RA1-PA427 |title=Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present |volume=II |editor1-first=Samuel A'Court |editor1-last=Ashe |editor1-link=Samuel A'Court Ashe |editor2-first=Stephen B. |editor2-last=Weeks |editor3-first=Charles L. |editor3-last=Van Noppen |publisher=Charles L. Van Noppen |pages=427–440 |year=1905 |access-date=2020-08-03 |via=Google Books}}</ref>


He married Mittie Towles on February 25, 1862, and they had five children.<ref name=Biographical/>
He married Mittie Towles on February 25, 1862, and they had five children.<ref name=Biographical/>
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[[File:Calvin H. Wiley School.jpg|thumb|Wiley School Apartments (formerly Calvin H. Wiley School) in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. On the National Register of Historic Places.]]
[[File:Calvin H. Wiley School.jpg|thumb|Wiley School Apartments (formerly Calvin H. Wiley School) in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. On the National Register of Historic Places.]]


After serving two years in the North Carolina legislature he became superintendent of common schools on January 1, 1853, and served in that office until the end of the Civil War in 1865, when along with all other state officials he was removed from office.<ref name=Biographical/> During his term as superintendent he founded and edited the ''North Carolina Common School Journal'' in 1856, which lasted only one year but was subsequently put on a firmer footing as the ''North Carolina Journal of Education''. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1866.
After serving two years in the North Carolina legislature he became superintendent of common schools on January 1, 1853, and served in that office until the end of the Civil War in 1865, when along with all other state officials he was removed from office.<ref name=Biographical/>

According to [[Harlow Giles Unger]], in 12 years as state superintendent he overcame traditionalistic opposition and set up the modern system of public education in North Carolina. He founded the state education association; helped set up teacher training institutions; imposed standards and examining boards for teachers; mandated annual teacher certification; coordinated county school units with school superintendents and boards; and advocated for universal education as a vehicle for ensuring the state's economic prosperity.<ref>Harlow Unger, ''Encyclopedia of American Education,'' (2nd ed. 2001) 3:1216.</ref>

During his term as superintendent he founded and edited the ''North Carolina Common School Journal'' in 1856, which lasted only one year but was subsequently put on a firmer footing as the ''North Carolina Journal of Education''. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1866.


Wiley wrote two historical romances set in North Carolina during the American revolution, ''Alamance'' (1847) and ''Roanoke'' (1849). ''Roanoke'' was reissued under a number of titles, including ''Life in the South'' (1852), ''Utopia'' (1851),<ref>The book was released in London under this title without authorization</ref> and ''Adventures of [[Old Dan Tucker]]'' (1852). The stories incorporate North Carolina traditions, legends, history, and settings.<ref>Richards, Robert, Concise Dictionary of American Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, 1955, page 245</ref> Under the title, ''Life at the South'', ''Roanoke'' was given the subtitle ''A Companion to Uncle Tom's Cabin'', in an effort to capture some of the popularity of [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]]'s famous text.<ref>Meer, Sarah. ''Uncle Tom Mania: Slavery, Minstrelsy, and Transatlantic Culture in the 1850s''. University of Georgia Press, 2005, page 77</ref>
Wiley wrote two historical romances set in North Carolina during the American revolution, ''Alamance'' (1847) and ''Roanoke'' (1849). ''Roanoke'' was reissued under a number of titles, including ''Life in the South'' (1852), ''Utopia'' (1851),<ref>The book was released in London under this title without authorization</ref> and ''Adventures of [[Old Dan Tucker]]'' (1852). The stories incorporate North Carolina traditions, legends, history, and settings.<ref>Richards, Robert, Concise Dictionary of American Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, 1955, page 245</ref> Under the title, ''Life at the South'', ''Roanoke'' was given the subtitle ''A Companion to Uncle Tom's Cabin'', in an effort to capture some of the popularity of [[Harriet Beecher Stowe]]'s famous text.<ref>Meer, Sarah. ''Uncle Tom Mania: Slavery, Minstrelsy, and Transatlantic Culture in the 1850s''. University of Georgia Press, 2005, page 77</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Wiley died at his home in [[Winston, North Carolina]] in 1887.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56632318/rev-c-h-wiley/ |title=Rev. C. H. Wiley |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |page=2 |date=1887-01-12 |access-date=2020-08-03 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Wiley died at his home in [[Winston, North Carolina]], in 1887.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56632318/rev-c-h-wiley/ |title=Rev. C. H. Wiley |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |page=2 |date=1887-01-12 |access-date=2020-08-03 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Education in North Carolina]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
* Ford, Paul M. "Calvin H. Wiley's View of the Negro." ''North Carolina Historical Review'' 41.1 (1964): 1-20. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/23517502 online]
* Jarrett, Calvin D. "Calvin H. Wiley: Southern Education Leader." ''Peabody Journal of Education'' 41.5 (1964): 276-288.
* Kaestle, Carl F. ''Pillars of the Republic'' (1983)
* Newman, Joseph W. "Wiley, Calvin Henderson (1819-1887), school reformer" ''American National Biography'' (1999)


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Calvin H. Wiley
Member of the North Carolina General Assembly
In office
1850–1852
ConstituencyGuilford County
Personal details
Born
Calvin Henderson Wiley

(1819-02-03)February 3, 1819
Guilford County, North Carolina
DiedJanuary 11, 1887(1887-01-11) (aged 67)
Winston, North Carolina
Political partyWhig
Spouse
Mittie Towles
​
(m. 1862)​
Children5
EducationUniversity of North Carolina
Occupation
  • Educator
  • politician
  • writer

Calvin Henderson Wiley (February 3, 1819 – January 11, 1887) was a North Carolina educator. He was the first superintendent of public schools in the state, as well as a novelist.[1]

Early life[edit]

Calvin H. Wiley was born on February 3, 1819, in Guilford County, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1840 and was admitted to the bar in 1841.[2]

He married Mittie Towles on February 25, 1862, and they had five children.[2]

Career[edit]

Wiley School Apartments (formerly Calvin H. Wiley School) in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. On the National Register of Historic Places.

After serving two years in the North Carolina legislature he became superintendent of common schools on January 1, 1853, and served in that office until the end of the Civil War in 1865, when along with all other state officials he was removed from office.[2]

According to Harlow Giles Unger, in 12 years as state superintendent he overcame traditionalistic opposition and set up the modern system of public education in North Carolina. He founded the state education association; helped set up teacher training institutions; imposed standards and examining boards for teachers; mandated annual teacher certification; coordinated county school units with school superintendents and boards; and advocated for universal education as a vehicle for ensuring the state's economic prosperity.[3]

During his term as superintendent he founded and edited the North Carolina Common School Journal in 1856, which lasted only one year but was subsequently put on a firmer footing as the North Carolina Journal of Education. He was ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church in 1866.

Wiley wrote two historical romances set in North Carolina during the American revolution, Alamance (1847) and Roanoke (1849). Roanoke was reissued under a number of titles, including Life in the South (1852), Utopia (1851),[4] and Adventures of Old Dan Tucker (1852). The stories incorporate North Carolina traditions, legends, history, and settings.[5] Under the title, Life at the South, Roanoke was given the subtitle A Companion to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in an effort to capture some of the popularity of Harriet Beecher Stowe's famous text.[6]

Death[edit]

Wiley died at his home in Winston, North Carolina, in 1887.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Calvin Wiley Biography at University of North Carolina Documenting the South Website
  2. ^ a b c Ashe, Samuel A'Court; Weeks, Stephen B.; Van Noppen, Charles L., eds. (1905). Biographical History of North Carolina from Colonial Times to the Present. Vol. II. Charles L. Van Noppen. pp. 427–440. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Harlow Unger, Encyclopedia of American Education, (2nd ed. 2001) 3:1216.
  4. ^ The book was released in London under this title without authorization
  5. ^ Richards, Robert, Concise Dictionary of American Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, 1955, page 245
  6. ^ Meer, Sarah. Uncle Tom Mania: Slavery, Minstrelsy, and Transatlantic Culture in the 1850s. University of Georgia Press, 2005, page 77
  7. ^ "Rev. C. H. Wiley". The News & Observer. January 12, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ford, Paul M. "Calvin H. Wiley's View of the Negro." North Carolina Historical Review 41.1 (1964): 1-20. online
  • Jarrett, Calvin D. "Calvin H. Wiley: Southern Education Leader." Peabody Journal of Education 41.5 (1964): 276-288.
  • Kaestle, Carl F. Pillars of the Republic (1983)
  • Newman, Joseph W. "Wiley, Calvin Henderson (1819-1887), school reformer" American National Biography (1999)
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