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Riley, Alban Joseph

Retailer and politician who was a councillor in Burwood as well as a member of parliament and Mayor of Sydney in 1887.

Milestone
Born
Balmain
08 Jun 1844
Died
Burwood
24 Jul 1914
Buried
26 Jul 1914
Occupation
Position
1884
01 Dec 1885 - 30 Nov 1891
1887
05 Feb 1887 - 19 Jan 1889
19 May 1891 - 16 Nov 1893
Property
Owner of
Owner of
1878
Relationship
Sibling
Spouse

Riley, Alban Joseph

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2011

a successful businessman and an advocate of the Saturday half-holiday, draper AJ Riley became a free trade politician and all-round public man, until business troubles ended his career.