PERSON: Joseph Riley

Joseph Patrick Riley, Jr. (born January 19, 1943) is an American politician who is the long-time Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He is the one of the longest serving mayors that is still living and in office, having served 10 terms starting on December 15, 1975. Joseph P. Riley, Jr. was born in Charleston in 1943. He graduated from Bishop England High School, The
Citadel (1964) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (1967). In 1968, Mayor Riley was
elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he served for six years. He and his wife
Charlotte have two sons, Joe and Bratton.