James Riley may refer to:
Law and politics
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James M. Riley (politician)
James M. Riley (April 11, 1854 – December 10, 1913) was an American politician from New York.
Life
Riley was born on April 11, 1854, in Troy, New York. His parents were John Riley and Mary Higgins. After finishing public school, he worked i ...
, (1854-1913), American politician in New York
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James W. Riley
James Wands Riley (1875 – July 23, 1954) was an American businessman and politician from New York (state), New York.
Life
He was born in 1875, the son of Millard Fillmore Riley (1850–1927) and Martha Wayne (Wands) Riley (1849–1922). Millard ...
(1875–1954), American politician in New York
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James B. Riley
James B. Riley (July 25, 1894 – June 29, 1958) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1937 until his death on June 29, 1958.
Born in Wheeling, West Virginia, Riley was the son of Thomas S. Riley, who would ...
(1894–1958), American jurist in West Virginia
Sports
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James Riley (cricketer)
James Riley (11 December 1860 – 8 November 1937) was an English cricketer. Riley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Riley made two first-class appearances f ...
(1860–1937), English cricketer
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James Riley (footballer)
James Edward Riley (1880-1938) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. He played in the Football League for Burnley
Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire ...
(1880–1938), English association footballer
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Jack Riley (baseball) (James Riley, fl. 1940s), American baseball player
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James Riley (soccer) (born 1982), American soccer player
Others
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James Riley (captain) (1777–1840), American merchant ship captain
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James McIlvaine Riley
James McIlvaine Riley (May 16, 1849 - May 6, 1911) is one of the founders of the Sigma Nu fraternity. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he entered the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in the fall of 1866. Riley was a member of VMI's first basebal ...
(1849–1911), American co-founder of the Sigma Nu fraternity
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James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), American writer and poet
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Doc Middleton (James M. Riley, 1851–1913), American outlaw and horse thief
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James Riley (gunman)
Kinch 'James' Riley (c. 1853 – ?) was a young man from Kansas who, on August 19, 1871 was the deciding factor in a little-known but deadly gunfight, which became known as the Gunfight at Hide Park, that took place in Newton, Kansas. The gunfight, ...
(1853–?), American gunfighter
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James Frederic Riley (1912–1985), British physician, radiologist and cancer specialist
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James Riley (POW) (born c. 1972), American soldier captured in Iraq, see
American POWs in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
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James Riley (writer) (born c. 1977), American novelist
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James J. Riley
James Joseph Riley is an American fluid dynamicist. He is PACCAR professor of engineering in the department of mechanical engineering of the University of Washington.
Riley graduated from Rockhurst University in 1965. He received a PhD from John ...
, American mechanical engineer
Other uses
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''James Whitcomb Riley'' (train)
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James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, a children's hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana
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James Whitcomb Riley High School, a secondary school in South Bend, Indiana
See also
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Jim Riley (disambiguation) Jim Riley may refer to:
*Jim Riley (drummer), American drummer
* Jim Riley (American football) (born 1945), American football player
*Jim Riley (cricketer) (born 1948), New Zealand cricketer
* Jim Riley (outfielder) (1886–1949), Major League Baseb ...
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James Reilly (disambiguation) James Reilly may refer to:
*James Reilly (Canadian politician) (1835–1909), Canadian businessman and Mayor of Calgary
*James Reilly (Irish politician) (born 1955), Irish Fine Gael politician
*James Reilly (swimmer) (1890–1962), American swimmer
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