Kenneth Riley
American painter and illustrator
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| Intro | American painter and illustrator | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Artist Painter | |
| Work field | Arts | |
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| Birth | 1919, Waverly, Lafayette County, Missouri, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 106 years | |
| Residence | Tucson, Kansas City |
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Kenneth Joseph "Ken" Riley OBE was the Dean of Manchester in the last decade of the 20th century and the first of the 21st.
Born on 25 June 1940 he was educated at Aberystwyth University and Linacre College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1965 and began his ministry as a curate at Emmanuel Church, Fazakerley. After this he was chaplain at Brasted Place College, then Oundle School and finally Liverpool University. From 1987 to 1993 he was precentor at Liverpool Cathedral when he was elevated to the deanery. He was appointed an OBE in the 2003 New Year Honours List and retired in 2005.