Harvey Washington Wiley

Harvey Washington Wiley
1st Commissioner of Food and Drugs
In office January 1, 1907 – March 15, 1912
President	Theodore Roosevelt
Succeeded by	Carl L. Alsberg
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Born	(1844-10-18)October 18, 1844 Kent, Indiana, United States
Died	June 30, 1930(1930-06-30) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., United States
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery 38°52′47.337″N 77°4′34.70″W / 38.87981583°N 77.0763056°W / 38.87981583; -77.0763056 (Harvey Wiley Burial Site)
Spouse	Anna Kelton
Parents	Preston Prichard Wiley Lucinda Weir Maxwell
Alma mater	Hanover College Indiana Medical College Harvard University
Occupation	Union Army corporal Author Chemist Physician Language professor
Known for	Leadership for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 Association of Official Analytical Chemists
Awards	Elliott Cresson Medal (1910)
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Harvey Washington Wiley (October 18, 1844 – June 30, 1930) was an American chemist who advocated successfully for the passage of the landmark Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and subsequently worked at the Good Housekeeping Institute laboratories. He was the first commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration.

In 1904 Wiley was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society.^[1] In 1910 he was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute.