Charles Preston Cary (January 28, 1856 – 1943) was an American educator. Cary had

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, he went to Ohio Central Normal School and worked in education in Ohio, Kansas, and Nebraska. In 1893, he moved to Wisconsin and was the head of the Milwaukee State Normal School training department (now University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee). He received his bachelor's degree from the

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. He served as Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1903 to 1921.Charles Cary, Wisconsin Historical Society
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1856 births 1943 deaths American people of English descent American people of German descent Educators from Wisconsin People from Highland County, Ohio Superintendents of Public Instruction of Wisconsin University of Chicago alumni University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee faculty Wisconsin Republicans {{Wisconsin-politician-stub