Background
Riley, Christopher Sibley was born on February 5, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Son of Lester Leake and Eleanor Harriet (Sibley) Riley.
Riley, Christopher Sibley was born on February 5, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Son of Lester Leake and Eleanor Harriet (Sibley) Riley.
Student, Sampson College, 1946—1947. Bachelor, Amherst College, 1950.
Artist, puppeteer Kingsland-Then Suzari Marionettes, New York City, 1950—1952. Chief film library Columbia Broadcasting System-television-News, 1950—1958. Technical writer Curtiss-Wright & Pratt & Whitney, Patterson, New Jersey, 1958—1965, Hartford, Connecticut, 1958—1965.
Writer, translator Olivetti-Underwood, 1965—1967. Reporter Hartford Times Courant, 1967—1982. Prprietor, narrator, sculptor Christian Science Riley Company, North Granby, since 1967.
Museum assistant Connecticut History Commission, Hartford, 1979—2002. Seaman United States Maritime Service, 1944-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Selectman Town of Granby, 1961—1965. Founder, secretary Friends of New Gate Prison, East Granby, since 1982. Town chairman Democratic Town Committee, Granby, 1960—1962.
Married Katharine Louise Piper, October 28, 1950. Children: Katharine Putmam, Christopher Andrew, Benjamin Kmeeland.