Charles Edward Riley

Short Name: Charles Edward Riley
Full Name: Riley, Charles Edward, 1883-1971
Birth Year: 1883
Death Year: 1971

Riley, Charles Edward. (Liverpool, England, May 21, 1883--April 16, 1972, Toronto, Ontario). Anglican. McGill University (Montreal), B.A., 1908; Diocesan Theological College, L.Th., 1911; Trinity (Toronto), B.D., 1917; D.D., 1933. Pastorates (all in Ontario) at McNab, 1910-1915; Dundas, 1916-1925; St. Catharines, 1925-1933; dean of Niagara, 1933-1937; dean of Toronto, 1937-1961. His hymn-writing only complemented his work as a preacher and pastor.

--Hugh D. McKellar, DNAH Archives


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