Richard "Dick" D. Riley (7 June 1930 – 7 December 2009) was a New Hampshire gun shop owner, state senator and political activist.
Between 1964 and 1968 Riley served two terms in the
New Hampshire State Senate
The New Hampshire Senate has been meeting since 1784. It is the upper house of the New Hampshire General Court, alongside the lower New Hampshire House of Representatives. It consists of 24 members representing Senate districts based on population ...
representing
Hooksett.
Riley opened a store, Riley's Sports Shop, in
Manchester, New Hampshire
Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644.
Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Hamp ...
in 1953, later moving the store to Hooksett.
Riley retired in 1987, selling the store to employees. It changed hands again in 2014 before closing in November 2019.
He was an active target shooter, becoming state muzzle-loading champion between 1958 and 1960.
He was president of Gun Owners of New Hampshire, and of the
National Rifle Association of America
The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while cont ...
between 1990 and 1992.
References
2009 deaths
Presidents of the National Rifle Association
New Hampshire state senators
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