Clement A. Riley was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles from 1957-1963.

A nine-year member of the Norwood Board of Selectman, Riley was appointed to the Civil Service Commission by Governor Paul A. Dever

Paul A. Dever

Paul Andrew Dever was a Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts.-Biography:...

 in 1951. In 1953, Christian Herter

Christian Herter

Christian Archibald Herter was an American politician and statesman; 59th governor of Massachusetts from 1953 to 1957, and United States Secretary of State from 1959 to 1961.-Early life:...

 appointed him to replace Rudolph King

Rudolph King

Rudolph Francis King was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1937–44 and was House Speaker from 1943-1944...

 as Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

In 1954, Riley was a candidate for Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts

The Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts is an executive officer, elected state-wide every four years....

. He lost in the Democratic primary to John Francis Kennedy

John Francis Kennedy

John Francis Kennedy was the Treasurer of Massachusetts from 1955 to 1961.Kennedy worked as a supervisor in the miscellaneous small parts stockroom for Gillette in Canton, Massachusetts, before seeking public office. Kennedy first sought the office of Treasurer in 1952, losing the Democratic...

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Riley was a candidate for Governor of Massachusetts

Governor of Massachusetts

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 in 1962

Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1962

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; losing the Democratic nomination to Endicott Peabody

Endicott Peabody

Endicott "Chub" Peabody was the 62nd Governor of Massachusetts from January 3, 1963 to January 7, 1965.-Early life:...

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