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Daniel Aloysius Riley

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The Hon.
Daniel Aloysius Riley
Senator for Saint John, New Brunswick
In office
December 21, 1973 – September 13, 1984
Nominated byPierre Trudeau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for St. John—Albert
In office
June 27, 1949 – August 9, 1953
Preceded byKing Hazen
Succeeded byThomas Miller Bell
Member of the New Brunswick Legislature for Saint John City
In office
April 22, 1963 – 1967
Personal details
Born(1916-05-11)11 May 1916
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Died13 September 1984(1984-09-13) (aged 68)
Political partyLiberal
Occupation
  • Politician
  • barrister

Daniel Aloysius Riley (11 May 1916 – 13 September 1984) was a Canadian politician.

Early life

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Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1940.

Career

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In 1949, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick riding of St. John—Albert. A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1953 election and again in the 1957 election.

In 1963, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick and was the Liberal Minister of Lands and Forests in the Louis Robichaud cabinet. He resigned in 1966 and was appointed chairman of the New Brunswick Motor Carrier Board and Public Utilities Commission. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1973 representing the senatorial division of Saint John, New Brunswick.

Death

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He served until his death in 1984.

References

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  • "Daniel A. Riley". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 14 September 1984.
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