Daniel Aloysius Riley
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Daniel Aloysius Riley (1916-05-11 – 1984-09-13) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Civil Law degree from the University of New Brunswick in 1940.
In 1949, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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. He served until his death in 1984.
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- "Daniel A. Riley", The Globe and Mail, September 14, 1984.
