Clement A. Riley Explained

Clement A. Riley
Office:Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Predecessor:Rudolph King
Successor:James R. Lawton
Term Start:November 30, 1957
Term End:1963
Birth Date:20 November 1905
Death Place:Norwood, Massachusetts
Alma Mater:Boston College
Party:Democrat
Residence:Norwood, Massachusetts

Clement A. Riley (November 20, 1905 – May 31, 1988) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles from 1957 to 1963.

A nine-year member of the Norwood Board of Selectmen, Riley was appointed to the Civil Service Commission by Governor Paul A. Dever in 1951. In 1954 and 1956, Riley was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts. He lost in the Democratic primary both times to John Francis Kennedy. In 1957, Foster Furcolo appointed him to replace Rudolph King as Registrar of Motor Vehicles.[1] Riley was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1962; losing the Democratic nomination to Endicott Peabody.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Clement Riley, 82; State Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Seven Years . Boston Globe . June 2, 1988 .
  2. Book: Election Statistics: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts . 1962 .