Burke Riley
Burke Riley | |
|---|---|
 Burke Riley as Secretary | |
| Secretary of Alaska Territory | |
| In office 1952 – April 10, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Waino Hendrickson |
| Member of the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives | |
| In office 1954–1958 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Burke Riley April 2, 1914 Democratic |
| Relations | E.L. Bob Bartlett (father in-law) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Burke Riley (April 2, 1914 – June 13, 2006) was an American
Riley was born in
After leaving the armed forces, Riley returned to Alaska, moving to
In 1954, Riley was elected to the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives, serving two terms. He was one of a handful of sitting legislators who were elected as delegates to Alaska's Constitutional Convention. In the latter position, he served as the Chair of the Committee on Rules, and a member of the Committee on Resources. After statehood in 1959, he was the executive assistant to the state's first governor, William A. Egan. Riley later worked in the United States Bureau of Land Management and the Department of the Interior.
Riley died in a Kirkland, Washington hospice after developing Alzheimer's disease, aged 92.
References
- ISBN 0-912006-02-1.
- ^ "Burke Riley, signer of AK constitution, dead at 92". Juneau Empire. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Profile at the Alaska Constitutional Convention website
- Obituary[dead link]
- Burke Riley at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
Signers of the Constitution of Alaska | ||
|---|---|---|
|  | |
See also: Alaska Statehood Act | ||