Corinne Boyd Riley
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Corinne Boyd Riley was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
, wife of John Jacob Riley.
Born in Piedmont, South Carolina
, Riley attended the public schools. She graduated from Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
, 1915. She was a teacher. Served as field representative, South Carolina State Text Book Commission from 1938 to 1942. Riley was associated with Civilian Personnel Office, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina
from 1942 to 1944.
Riley was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-seventh
Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative her husband, John Jacob Riley and served from April 10, 1962 to January 3, 1963. She was not a candidate for reelection to the Eighty-eighth
Congress in 1962. She died on April 12, 1979, in Sumter, South Carolina
. Her remains were cremated; her ashes interred in Sumter Cemetery, South Carolina.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, wife of John Jacob Riley.
Born in Piedmont, South Carolina
Piedmont, South Carolina
Piedmont is a census-designated place along the Saluda River in Anderson and Greenville counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 4,684 at the 2000 census....
, Riley attended the public schools. She graduated from Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Spartanburg, South Carolina
thgSpartanburg is the largest city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest city of the three primary cities in the Upstate region of South Carolina, and is located northwest of Columbia, west of Charlotte, and about northeast of...
, 1915. She was a teacher. Served as field representative, South Carolina State Text Book Commission from 1938 to 1942. Riley was associated with Civilian Personnel Office, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
from 1942 to 1944.
Riley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Eighty-seventh
87th United States Congress
-House of Representatives :-Senate:* President: Richard Nixon , until January 20, 1961** Lyndon Johnson , from January 20, 1961* President pro tempore: Carl Hayden -House of Representatives:...
Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative her husband, John Jacob Riley and served from April 10, 1962 to January 3, 1963. She was not a candidate for reelection to the Eighty-eighth
88th United States Congress
The Eighty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1963 to January 3, 1965, during the last year of...
Congress in 1962. She died on April 12, 1979, in Sumter, South Carolina
Sumter, South Carolina
-Demographics:, there were 59,180 people, 34,717 households, and 4,049 families living in the city. The population density was 4,469.5 people per square mile . There were 416,032 housing units at an average density of 603.0 per square mile...
. Her remains were cremated; her ashes interred in Sumter Cemetery, South Carolina.