Background
Riley, John B. was born on November 9, 1852 in Schuyler Falls, New York, United States. Son of Edward S. and Catherine (Smith) Riley.
Riley, John B. was born on November 9, 1852 in Schuyler Falls, New York, United States. Son of Edward S. and Catherine (Smith) Riley.
Educated Plattsburg (New York) Academy.
Admitted to New York bar, 1879, and began practice in Plattsburg. Member Riley & Gordon. School commissioner Clinton County, New York, 1875-1881.
Mayo. of Plattsburg, 1883-1884.
Superintendent Indiana schools of the United States, 1885-1888. Chief examiner New York State Civ.
Service Commission, 1888-1893. American consul-general, Ottawa, Canada, 1893-1897.
Corporate Counsel, Plattsburg, 1902-1903.
Company judge, Clinton Company, 1910-1912. Superintendent New York state prisons, May 1912-January, 1916. President board of managers Plattsburg State Normal School, 1900.
Member Board Education, Plattsburg.
Member Riley & Gordon. Member Board Education.
Married A. Genevieve Desmond, September 25, 1883.