More on Dr. B.F. Riley RILEY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1849-1925 Baptist minister, college president, university professor. Born: July 16, 1849, Pineville, AL. Parents: Enoch and Sophronia (Autry) Riley. Married: Emma Shaw, June 21, 1876. Children: Eight. Education: Erskine College, A.B., 1871; Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Crozier Theological Seminary. Ordained to the Baptist Church, 1872 and served churches in Carlowville, Snow Hill, Livingston, Opelika, Ala., and Albany, Ga. Served as president of Howard College, 1888-1898; taught at the University of Georgia, 1893-1900; pastored a church in Houston, Tex., 1900- 1906; Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Texas, 1907- 1909. http://www.lib.auburn.edu/madd/docs/ala_authors/r.html