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Earl Riley | |
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41st Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
In office January 1941 – December 1948[1] | |
Preceded by | Joseph K. Carson |
Succeeded by | Dorothy McCullough Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | February 18, 1890 Portland, Oregon |
Died | August 17, 1965 Portland, Oregon | (aged 75)
Profession | Businessman |
Earl Riley (February 18, 1890 – August 17, 1965) was an Oregon politician and businessman, and mayor of Portland, Oregon, United States, from 1941–1949.
He was born Robert Earl Riley on February 18, 1890, in Portland, Oregon, to Harriett Miranda (Richardson) and Lester N. Riley. His father was a fire bureau captain and his grandfather ran a tannery at Multnomah Stadium (now Providence Park).