Background
Riley, William Allen was born on January 10, 1924 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Wilson and Eugenie Ward (Root) T.
State Legislator history educator
Riley, William Allen was born on January 10, 1924 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of James Wilson and Eugenie Ward (Root) T.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1969.
Graduate assistant Syracuse (New York ) University, 1955-1960. Research assistant University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1961-1962. Assistant professor State University of New York, Cortland, 1962-1964.
Assistant professor history Nathaniel Hawthorne College, Antrim, New Hampshire, 1964-1966. From associate professor to professor history, chairman department Franklin Pierce College, Rindge, 1968-1994. Member New Hampshire House of Representatives (district 7), Concord, since 1979.
Member education committee New Hampshire General Court.
Served to First lieutenant, field artillery United States Army, 1943-1946, PTO. Member Organisation American Historians, Center for Study of the Presidency.
Married Rosaly Swann Bass (divorced). Children: George, Matthew. Married Bonnie Allen.