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Harry B. Riley

Republican

Picture of Harry B. Riley
CA Blue Book
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-04-1930 Republican AD-71 14631 Win
11-08-1932 Republican AD-71 13258 Win
11-06-1934 Republican AD-71 13121 Win
11-08-1938 Republican Controller 2168841 Win
11-03-1942 Republican Controller 1856177 Win
Website: www.findagrave.com/memorial/183904630/harry-burke-riley
 

Candidate Biography:

Harry Burke Riley
Born: December 28, 1888 in Los Angeles County, CA
Married: Ruth Ohlwine Dickey
Children: Burke Riley and Robert Dickey
Died (in office): February 4, 1946 in Sacramento, CA

1909-19??: City Clerk, City of Long Beach (2 terms)
19??-19??: Commissioner of Finance, City of Long Beach (2 terms)
1934: Speaker pro Tem, California State Assembly (Special Session)

Source: California Blue Book (1932), (1946)