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Riley, Harold W.
Riley, Harold
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Harold William Hounsfield Riley, 1877-1946, was born in St. Lambert, Quebec and moved with his family to Calgary in 1888. The Rileys settled in what became the West Hillhurst district. Harold was educated at Central High School, and in 1905 became deputy provincial secretary of the new Province of Alberta. Three years later he moved to the University of Alberta as registrar. He returned to Calgary in 1910 and established a financial firm under the name Riley's Limited. He enlisted with the 137th Battalion in the First World War.
After the war he helped found the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association, and he served as secretary from 1921 to 1943. He gave many lectures to schools and other organizations about pioneer life in the Calgary area. From 1926 to 1932 he was secretary-treasurer of the Calgary Stock Exchange.