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[[File:Calvin H. Wiley School.jpg|thumb|Photo of the Wiley School Apartments (formerly Calvin H. Wiley School) in Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. On the National Register of Historic Places.]]
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Calvin H. Wiley
| image = Calvin Henderson Wiley.png
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name = Calvin Henderson Wiley
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1819|02|03}}
| birth_place = [[Guilford County, North Carolina|Guilford County]], North Carolina
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1887|01|11|1819|02|03}}
| death_place = [[Winston, North Carolina|Winston]], North Carolina
| resting_place =
| occupation = Educator, politician, writer
| spouse = {{Marriage|Mittie Towles|February 25, 1862}}
| children = 5
| relatives =
| awards =
| education = [[University of North Carolina]]
| party = [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| office = Member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]]
| constituency = Guilford County
| term_start = 1850
| term_end = 1852
}}


'''Calvin Henderson Wiley''' (February 3, 1819 – January 11 1887) was a [[North Carolina]] educator. He was the first [[North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction|superintendent of public schools]] in the state, as well as a novelist.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/browse/bios/pn0001783_bio.html Calvin Wiley Biography at University of North Carolina Documenting the South Website]</ref>
'''Calvin Henderson Wiley''' (February 3, 1819 – January 11, 1887) was a [[North Carolina]] educator. He was the first [[North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction|superintendent of public schools]] in the state, as well as a novelist.<ref>[http://docsouth.unc.edu/browse/bios/pn0001783_bio.html Calvin Wiley Biography at University of North Carolina Documenting the South Website]</ref>


==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.
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/?id=gGOSEXzyo-oC&pg=RA1-PA427&lpg=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/>


==Career==
==Career==
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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.]]
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After serving two years in the North Carolina legislature he became superintendent of common schools on Jan. 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. 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.

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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.


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 [[Salem, North Carolina]] in 1887.


==References ==
==References==
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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
OccupationEducator, 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

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

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] 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),[3] and Adventures of Old Dan Tucker (1852). The stories incorporate North Carolina traditions, legends, history, and settings.[4] 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.[5]

Death

Wiley died at his home in Winston, North Carolina in 1887.[6]

References

  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. ^ The book was released in London under this title without authorization
  4. ^ Richards, Robert, Concise Dictionary of American Literature, Rowman & Littlefield, 1955, page 245
  5. ^ Meer, Sarah. Uncle Tom Mania: Slavery, Minstrelsy, and Transatlantic Culture in the 1850s. University of Georgia Press, 2005, page 77
  6. ^ "Rev. C. H. Wiley". The News & Observer. January 12, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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