Isaac Riley (October 1853—July 8, 1926
) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1899 to 1915 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, Conservative Party.
Riley was born in Mornington Township, Ontario, Mornington Township in Perth County, Ontario, Perth County, Canada West (now Ontario), the son of Charles Riley, and was educated at public schools. He entered business as a lumber merchant. In 1876, Riley came to Winnipeg. He later moved to Stonewall, Manitoba where he was a lumber merchant and also owned a hotel.
In 1882, Riley married Laura M. Poore.
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1899 Manitoba general election, 1899 provincial election, defeating Manitoba Liberal Party, Liberal incumbent Samuel Jacob Jackson by sixty-five votes in the Rockwood (Manitoba riding), Rockwood constituency. The Conservatives won a majority government, and Riley served as a backbench supporter of the administrations led by the Hugh John Macdonald and Rodmond Roblin. Riley was re-elected in the elections of 1903 Manitoba general election, 1903, 1907 Manitoba general election, 1907, 1910 Manitoba general election, 1910 and 1914 Manitoba general election, 1914, and continued to serve as a government backbencher. In the 1914 campaign, he defeated Liberal candidate Arthur Lobb by fifty-nine votes.
The Roblin administration was forced to resign in 1915 amid a serious corruption scandal. 1915 Manitoba general election, A new general election was called, which the Liberals won in a landslide.
Riley did not seek re-election.
He died in Stonewall in 1926.
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1853 births
1926 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs
Lumber merchants
Canadian merchants