What is Riley Darnell?
'''Riley Carlisle Darnell''' (May 13, 1940 – October 2, 2020) was an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician, He was the [[Tennessee Secretary of State]] from 1993 to 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/rcdbio.htm|title=ABOUT THE SECRETARY|publisher=Tennessee Department of State|access-date=2 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512003836/http://www.tennessee.gov/sos/rcdbio.htm|archive-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref> He was born in [[Clarksville, Tennessee]]. From 1971 to 1981, he was a member of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives]]. Between 1981 to 1993, he was a member of the [[Tennessee Senate]]. Darnell died on October 2, 2020, in Clarksville at age 80.<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Chris |url=https://clarksvillenow.com/local/riley-darnell-state-legislator-for-22-years-and-secretary-of-state-for-16-dies-in-clarksville/ |title=Riley Darnell, Tennessee secretary of state for 16 years, dies in Clarksville |publisher=ClarksvilleNow.com |date=2020-10-02 |access-date=2020-10-03}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Darnell, Riley}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Tennessee]] [[Category:People from Clarksville, Tennessee]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}