George Dumah Riley | |
|---|---|
 1924 | |
| 26th State Auditor of Mississippi | |
| In office January 16, 1924 –January 16, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | W. J. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Carl C. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26,1874 Hebron,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Died | June 18,1935 (aged 61) Jackson,Mississippi,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
George Dumah Riley (March 26,1874 - June 18,1935) was an American politician. He served as State Auditor of Mississippi from 1924 to 1928.
George Dumah Riley was born in Hebron,Mississippi,on March 26,1874. [1] He was the son of Confederate veteran Edward Madison Riley and Zillah Berry Riley. [1] Riley grew up on a farm. [2] He had four brothers:John F.,S. Paul,J. Luke,and T. Jack,and a sister. [3] He attended the public schools of his native Lawrence County as well as Simpson County. [1] He then graduated from Hebron High School and the Mississippi Normal College. [1]
Riley worked as a teacher at public schools in his early career. [1] He moved to Houston,Mississippi,in 1896. [2] From 1912 to 1924 he was Superintendent of Public Education of Chickasaw County. [1] For two years concurrently,Riley served as President of the Mississippi Association of County Superintendents. [1] In August 1923 Riley ran for the Democratic primary for State Auditor of Mississippi and won the November general election. [1] He served a term from 1924 to 1928. [1]
During his term,Riley "installed the first uniform system of accounts for the state institutions and of the counties" and persuaded the Legislature to have a uniform fiscal year. [1]
In March 1926,Riley announced his campaign for Governor of Mississippi. [4] In 1931,Riley ran for State Insurance Commissioner. [2] He was elected to a four-year term starting in 1932. [5] In 1935,he announced he was running for re-election. [3] Nobody had announced a campaign opposing him. [6] Riley died in office after a ten-day illness on June 18,1935,in Jackson. [3] He died at 1:05 PM of a cerebral hemorrhage. [7] J. H. Johnson was appointed by Governor Conner to succeed Riley as Insurance Commissioner. [8]
Riley was an active Freemason,where he held offices at state and national levels. [1] He was married to Lillie Amanda Dexter. [1] They had three children:George Evans,Lillian Dyer,and Gertrude Inez. [1]