Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr. Explained

Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr. (August 24, 1868 – November 10, 1929) was an American historian. The title of his dissertation was Colonial Origins of New England Senates.^[1] After receiving his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University he was appointed as the first Professor of History at Ole Miss. In his capacity as a professor at the University of Mississippi at Oxford, he helped to establish the Mississippi Historical Society and later the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.^{[2] [3]} In 1902, he wrote a paper detailing the lineage of his grandfather, Edward Riley, and his descendants.

Publications

• Publications of the Mississippi historical society Volume 10, editor 1898

External links

• • Franklin L. Riley Papers, 1843-1930, Special Collections Research Center

Notes and References

1. Book: Riley, Franklin Lafayette. Colonial origins of New England senates. A dissertation ... for the degree of doctor of philosophy.. November 25, 1896. 316552241. Open WorldCat.
2. Hans C. Rasmussen. "Riley, Franklin Lafayette Jr." American National Biography Online. February 2000. Retrieved on November 3, 2010.
3. Hollandsworth Jr., James G. (2008). Portrait of a Scientific Racist: Alfred Holt Stone of Mississippi. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p.74, p. 243.