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Bob C. Riley
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| Bob Riley | |
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| In office January 1975–January 1975 |
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| Preceded by | David Pryor |
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| Succeeded by | Dale Bumpers |
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| Born | September 18, 1924 Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Died | February 16, 1994 Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
Bob Cowley Riley (September 18, 1924–February 16, 1994) was the Democratic Governor of Arkansas for ten days in 1975.
Robert "Bob" Cowley Riley was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Columbus Allen Riley and Winnie Mae (Craig) Riley and attended public schools there. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1950 and obtained his master's degree from the University of Arkansas in 1951.
Riley served as a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1946 to 1950.
Riley taught at Little Rock University from 1951 to 1955, and received his doctorate in education from the University of Arkansas in 1957.
He then took a post at Ouachita Baptist University at Arkadelphia. He served on the Arkadelphia City Council from 1960 to 1966 and served as mayor in 1966 and 1967.
He served as Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1971 to 1975. Riley became governor of Arkansas in 1975 to serve out the final 10 days of the unexpired term of then Senator-elect Dale Bumpers.
Riley taught at Ouachita Baptist University until his death on February 16, 1994 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was married and he and his wife were the parents of one daughter.
| Preceded by Dale Bumpers |
Governor of Arkansas 1975 |
Succeeded by David Pryor |
| Governors of Arkansas |  |
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| Territorial: Miller • Izard • Crittenden* • Pope • Fulton*
J. Conway • Yell • Adams* • Drew • Byrd* • Roane • E. Conway • Rector • Flanagin • Murphy • Clayton • Hadley* • Baxter • Garland • Miller • Churchill • Berry • Hughes • Eagle • Fishback • Clarke • Jones • Davis • Little • Moore* • Pindall* • Martin* • Donaghey • Robinson • Oldham* • Futrell* • Hays • Brough • McRae • Terral • Martineau • Parnell • Futrell • Bailey • Adkins • Laney • McMath • Cherry • Faubus • Rockefeller • Bumpers • Riley • Pryor • Purcell • Clinton • White • Clinton • Tucker • Huckabee • Beebe * denotes acting |