Samuel S. Ashley

Samuel S. Ashley
North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction
In office
1868 – October 1, 1871
GovernorWilliam Woods Holden
Tod Robinson Caldwell
Preceded byCalvin H. Wiley
Succeeded byAlexander McIver
Personal details
Born(1819-05-12)May 12, 1819
DiedOctober 5, 1887(1887-10-05) (aged 68)
PartyRepublican
SpouseMary E. Eells

Samuel Stanford Ashley (May 12, 1819 – October 5, 1887) was an American Christian minister and educator who served as the North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1868 to 1871.