Daniel Edward Riley
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Daniel Edward Riley was a politician, Insurance agent, rancher and real estate agent from Alberta
, Canada
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Daniel help found the Western Stock Growers’ Association and served various positions in the organization from 1921 to 1937.
Daniel was appointed to the Canadian Senate
on the advice of Mackenzie King
on June 26, 1926 and served until his death on April 27, 1948.
He was inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame posthumously in 1965.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Daniel help found the Western Stock Growers’ Association and served various positions in the organization from 1921 to 1937.
Daniel was appointed to the Canadian Senate
Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
on the advice of Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948...
on June 26, 1926 and served until his death on April 27, 1948.
He was inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame posthumously in 1965.