Roy Wilford Riegle

Wilford Riegle
Riegle in 1973 at Knights Templar (Freemasonry) 52nd Triennial Conclave, Chicago, IL[1]
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 15th district
In office
January 12, 1953 – January 9, 1961
Preceded byBob George
Succeeded byWade Alexander Myers
Member of the Kansas Senate
from the 22nd district
In office
January 14, 1941 – 1943
Preceded byWilliam Carlisle Harris
Succeeded bySelleck Warren
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
from the 45th district
In office
January 9, 1933 – January 14, 1941
Preceded byEdward Herbert Rees
Succeeded byFelix Bruno Ross
Personal details
BornRoy Wilford Riegle
(1896-04-27)April 27, 1896
Lyons, Kansas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 1988(1988-02-02) (aged 91)
Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
Resting placeLeavenworth National Cemetery
PartyRepublican
SpouseKeith Maria Roberts
EducationWashburn University (BA, LLB, MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Ranklieutenant colonel
Battles/warsWorld War I, World War II

Roy Wilford Riegle (April 27, 1896 – February 2, 1988) was an American attorney, politician, and member of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate.

He met his future wife, Keith Maria Roberts, while attending Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University) during the 1910s. Before marriage, however, he was called to duty during World War I as part of the United States Army in Company L, 137th Infantry, 35th Division.

Aside from serving as the longest-practicing attorney in Lyons County, Riegle was a Republican member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate for multiple terms.

Riegle was an initiated member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Emporia State University.[2] In 1973, he took office as the Grand Master of the Knights Templar (Freemasonry) both nationally and overseas.

After a series of strokes and declining health, Riegle died on February 2, 1988.[3]

Riegle & Riegle Law (Palace Building)
Juneau, AK (World War II)
Jo Anna Scherrer (daughter; Left) & Keith Maria Riegle (Right)

References

  1. ↑ "Knights Templar reference". knightstemplar.org. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni". Tau Kappa Epsilon. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Roy Wilford Riegle papers". Retrieved September 20, 2012.
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