Alexander McIver

Alexander McIver
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
October 1, 1871 – January 1, 1875
GovernorTod Robinson Caldwell
Curtis Hooks Brogden
Preceded bySamuel S. Ashley
Succeeded byStephen D. Pool
Personal details
Born(1822-02-07)February 7, 1822
DiedAugust 19, 1902(1902-08-19) (aged 80)
PartyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mary Ann Wilcox
Catherine Laird Gilmour

Alexander McIver (February 7, 1822 – August 19, 1902) was an American educator, public official, and agricultural advocate. A noted mathematician and former state superintendent of public instruction, he also engaged in politics and farmers' movements during the Reconstruction era. His career illustrates the intersections of education, governance, and rural reform in nineteenth-century North Carolina.