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Joseph Patrick Riley Jr. (born January 19, 1943) is an American politician who served as the 60th mayor of Charleston, South Carolina from 1975 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, he also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974 and was the 44th President of the United States Conference of Mayors from 1986 to 1987.
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. [6] [7] The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr., who was instrumental in its construction. [1] The stadium replaced College Park. It was built in 1997 and seats 6,000 people.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. began making plans for a park on the site soon after taking office in 1975. Acquisition of land began in 1979, and after more than a decade of planning, fund-raising and clearing environmental hurdles, the parks department and Ruscon Construction Co. broke ground in 1988.
Lieutenant Governor Nick Theodore, from the Upstate, emerged as the winner of the runoff election on August 23 against popular Charleston mayor Joseph P. (Joe) Riley Jr. and the three-term Attorney General of South Carolina, Thomas T. Medlock.
The idea of the museum was initiated by former Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. [5] The city had previously sold the land to a restaurateur, but after construction on the site discovered traces of Gadsden's Wharf, Riley decided to repurchase the land. [6] The construction budget of the museum is $75 million.
Joseph P. Riley Jr. Charleston, South Carolina: Served from December 15, 1975, to January 11, 2016. [35] 39–40 years Louis Bay 2nd Hawthorne, New Jersey: Served from 1947 to 1987. 39 years, 363 days William W. Dickinson Jr. Wallingford, Connecticut: Served from January 2, 1984, to December 31, 2023. 39 years, 100 days John Ferrero
Brittlebank Park is a ten-acre park located between Lockwood Boulevard (to the east) and the Ashley River (to the west) in Charleston, South Carolina near Gadsden Creek.To the south is a condominium project and to the north is the minor league baseball stadium, the Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park.
Joseph P. Riley Jr. (born 1943), American politician, Charleston mayor Joe Riley (artist) (1964–2007), American artist, special effects artist, SubGenius Joe Riley (ice hockey) (1923–1976), American ice hockey player