Joseph Albert Riley

• Manager of National Insurance Company • active member of Odfellows and Recording Secretary of the Loyal Albion Lodge • Secretary of the Plympton Coursing Club 1895 (John Creswell was director) • Secretary of the South Australian Coursing Club • Secretary of Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society 1909–1925 It was during his incumbency that the Wayville Showgrounds were inaugurated. • Secretary of the South Australian Cricket Association • member of the Adelaide Chamber of Commerce for 50 years (1887–1937) and Secretary for 29. He was active in the formation of the Associated Chambers of Commerce. • Secretary of the South Australian Vinegrowers Association • member of St. Peter's Old Collegians and the St. Peter's Lodge. ==Recognition==

• He was awarded the OBE for his work in fundraising during the Great War. • He was awarded the King Albert Medal for his work in assisting Belgian refugees. ==Family==

He married Agnes Christina Davidson Sketheway (died 3 September 1945), a daughter of the president of South Adelaide Football Club; they had two children: :Eva Agnes Riley (died 24 July 1952) married John George Edge (died 31 October 1931) of Mount Guide station, Queensland, on 22 January 1919. :W. Norman Riley of Toorak, who played cricket for East Torrens and played several games for South Australia Their home was "Sunnybrae", 133 Park Terrace (later Greenhill Road), Wayville == References ==