Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
1909-1910 | 40 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Allegheny
Harry I. Riley (R40) Allegheny (Part) County 1909-1910
Early Life:
Harry I. Riley born July 20, 1856, Sharpsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; public school education; Newell Academy, Pittsburgh; briefly attended Wooster University, Ohio; read law, Wellsville, Ohio; admitted, Supreme Court of Ohio; admitted, Allegheny County bar; practicing his profession, Allegheny County; attorney, 1883-1924; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1905-1908, not a candidate for reelection, 1908; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1909-1910; died, June 16, 1924, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interred, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1905-1908, not a candidate for reelection, 1908.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 40th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1909-1910; elected November 3, 1908, to fill vacancy, resignation, Robert J. Cunningham, May 11, 1908; committee assignments, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Corporations, Elections, Forestry, Game and Fisheries, Judiciary General, Legislative Apportionment (Chairman), Public Printing.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:
Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
The Pennsylvania Manual, (1910). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 994, 1000-1003, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 974.
Harry I Riley (1855-1924) - Find a Grave Memorial