Wilson Camanza Riles Sr. (June 27, 1917 – April 1, 1999) was an American educator and politician from California.

Riles graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1940 and served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

[1] In 1970 Riles, then-Deputy Superintendent for Program and Legislation, became convinced that the State's educational system could not survive another term with Rafferty.

In 1973 he was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP for outstanding achievement by an African American.

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