Thomas James Riley

Background

Riley, Thomas James was born on August 14, 1870 in Lenexa, Kansas, United States. Son of James Francis and Elizabeth Lucretia (Williams) Riley.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, 1900, Master of Arts, 1903. Doctor of Philisophy, University of Chicago, 1904.

Career

Professor mathematics, Baker University, 1901-1902, Western State Normal School, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1904-1906. Assistant professor sociology, University of Missouri, 1906-1909. Professor sociology, Washington University, Saint Louis, 1909-1912.

Professor sociology, University of Chicago, summer, 1911.

Director School of Social Economy, Saint Louis, 1906-1912.

Achievements

• Thomas James Riley has been listed as a noteworthy sociologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Blanche Ethel Mills, September 16, 1903. Children: Frances East., Thomas James