Alban Riley
Alban Joseph Riley (8 June 1844 – 24 July 1914) was an Australian politician.
He was born at Balmain to softgoods merchant Alban Joseph Riley and Juliana Lyons. He was educated privately at Maitland, and in 1859 was apprenticed to a draper. He established his own branches around 1868 at Bathurst and Maitland. On 4 October 1870 he married Eleanor Harriett Birkenhead. A Burwood alderman in 1884, he served on Sydney City Council from 1885 to 1891 and was mayor in 1887. Also in 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as a Free Trade member for South Sydney, but he was defeated in 1889. Appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1891, he was forced to leave it in 1893 when he was declared bankrupt. Riley died at Burwood in 1914.[1]
References
- ↑ "Mr Alban Joseph Riley (1844 - 1914)". Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
| New South Wales Legislative Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Davies Archibald Forsyth Joseph Olliffe |
Member for South Sydney 1887–1889 Served alongside: James Toohey, Bernhard Wise, George Withers |
Succeeded by Walter Edmunds James Martin William Traill |
| Civic offices | ||
| Preceded by John Young |
Mayor of Sydney 1887 |
Succeeded by John Harris |