Clement A. Riley

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Clement A. Riley
Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
In office
November 30, 1957 – 1963
Preceded byRudolph King
Succeeded byJames R. Lawton
Personal details
Born(1905-11-20)November 20, 1905
DiedMay 31, 1988(1988-05-31) (aged 82)
Norwood, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNorwood, Massachusetts
Alma materBoston College

Clement A. Riley (November 20, 1905 – May 31, 1988) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles from 1957 to 1963.

A nine-year member of the Norwood Board of Selectmen, Riley was appointed to the Civil Service Commission by Governor Paul A. Dever in 1951. In 1954 and 1956, Riley was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He lost in the Democratic primary both times to John Francis Kennedy. In 1957, Foster Furcolo appointed him to replace Rudolph King as Registrar of Motor Vehicles.[1] Riley was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1962; losing the Democratic nomination to Endicott Peabody.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clement Riley, 82; State Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Seven Years". Boston Globe. June 2, 1988.
  2. ^ Election Statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1962.


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