John Anderson Hartley

'''John Anderson Hartley''' (27 August 1844 – 15 September 1896) was an Australian educator and Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide from 1893 to 1896.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anderson Hartley {{!}} Adelaidia|url=http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/people/john-anderson-hartley|website=adelaidia.sa.gov.au|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref>

== Education == Hartley was educated at Woodhouse Grove School, Yorkshire from 1853 to1860. He later went on to teach at the school until 1867. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1867 and Bachelor of Science in 1870, both from the University of London.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=John Anderson Hartley |url=https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/people/john-anderson-hartley/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=History Hub |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career == In 1870 Hartley was appointed Headmaster of Prince Alfred College in Adelaide, emigrating to South Australia with his wife.<ref name=":0" /> Soon after, in 1871, he was appointed to the Central Board of Education, which oversaw the administration of the colony's public schools.<ref>{{Citation |last=Saunders |first=G. E. |title=John Anderson Hartley (1844–1896) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hartley-john-anderson-3731 |access-date=2026-04-01 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref>

In 1875, the Education Act of 1875 was passed, introducing a free public school system and compulsory education for South Australian children aged 7 to 13, as well as establishing the first Council of Education, of which Hartley was appointed President.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 September 1896 |title=The Late Mr. Hartley |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44137375 |access-date=1 April 2026 |newspaper=Barrier Miner |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=9 |issue=2626}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Education Act 1875, South Australia |url=https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/entity/education-act-1875/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Find and Connect |language=en-AU}}</ref>

He was appointed the first Inspector-General of Schools for South Australia in 1878, a position he held up to his death in 1896.<ref name=":0" />

Hartley died in September 1896 as the result of an accident and collision with a horse in Adelaide whilst riding home on his bicycle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Anderson Hartley, 1844-1896 |url=https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+280/1/4/510 |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=State Library of South Australia |language=en}}</ref> His funeral procession was led by six headmasters and 3,000 children.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Anderson Hartley {{!}} Adelaidia|url=http://adelaidia.sa.gov.au/people/john-anderson-hartley|website=adelaidia.sa.gov.au|access-date=30 May 2017}}</ref>

== Family == Hartley married Elizabeth Annie Green, sister-in-law of headmaster Rev. Robert Crooke.<ref name="adb">{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography|last1=Saunders|first1=G. E.|title=Hartley, John Anderson (1844–1896)|id2=hartley-john-anderson-3731|access-date=30 May 2017|volume=4|date=2006|orig-date=1972}}</ref>thumb|Hartley Building, Adelaide

== Recognition == * The former Teachers College on Kintore Avenue, Adelaide was named the Hartley Building in his honour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hartley Building |url=https://connect.adelaide.edu.au/nodes/view/7365 |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=Adelaide University |language=en}}</ref> * In 1896, the Hartley Scholarship was established via public subscription to the University of Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hartley Scholarship |url=https://adelaide.edu.au/study/scholarships/dom/hartley-scholarship/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=adelaide.edu.au |language=en}}</ref>

* John Hartley School B-6, Smithfield Plains was established in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Hartley School - Department for Education |url=https://hartley.sa.edu.au/our-history/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=John Hartley School |language=en-AU}}</ref> * Electoral district of Hartley in the North East of Adelaide was created in 1976.<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Australian Elections 2026 - South Australian Electoral Commission - Hartley |url=https://ecsa.sa.gov.au/electoral-districts/electoral-district-profiles/hartley |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=ecsa.sa.gov.au}}</ref> * Hartley has a plaque in the Jubilee 150 Walkway, North Terrace, Adelaide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J150 Plaque, John Anderson Hartley |url=https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/things/j150-plaque-john-anderson-hartley/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=History Hub |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:J150W-Hartley.jpg|thumb|Jubilee 150 Walkway Plaque commemorating John Hartley]]

== Publications == * 1885, founded and was editor of the ''Education Gazette, South Australia,'' a monthly journal publication<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=The Education gazette, South Australia |type=Library catalog record |website=National Library of Australia |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1579933 |access-date=1 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=April 2026}} * Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1910, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic / by (the late) John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide<ref>{{cite web |title=Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic / by (the late) John A. Hartley |type=Library catalog record |website=National Library of Australia |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1586602 |access-date=1 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref> * Hartley, John A. (John Anderson), 1844-1896. 1897, Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic. Part II, The numbers from 1 to 1000 / by John A. Hartley. Education Dept Adelaide<ref>{{cite web |title=Teacher's manual of elementary arithmetic. Part II, The numbers from 1 to 1000 / by John A. Hartley |type=Library catalog record |website=National Library of Australia |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8066636 |access-date=1 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

==References== *{{Dictionary of Australian Biography|first=John Anderson|last=Hartley|shortlink=0-dict-biogHa-He.html#hartley1}} *G. E. Saunders, '[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hartley-john-anderson-3731 Hartley, John Anderson (1844 - 1896)]', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 356–357.

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