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R. Wilford Riegle | |
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 52nd Triennial Conclave, Chicago, IL[1] | |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office January 12, 1953 – January 9, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Bob George |
| Succeeded by | Wade Alexander Myers |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office January 14, 1941 – 1943 | |
| Preceded by | William Carlisle Harris |
| Succeeded by | Selleck Warren |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 45th district | |
| In office January 9, 1933 – January 14, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Herbert Rees |
| Succeeded by | Felix Bruno Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 27, 1896 Lyons, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1988 (aged 91) Emporia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Leavenworth National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Keith Maria Roberts |
| Education | Washburn University (BA, LLB, MA) Kansas State Normal School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Roy Wilford Riegle (April 27, 1896 – February 2, 1988), known as Wilford, was an American attorney, politician and Member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
He met his future wife, Keith, while attending Kansas State Normal School 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.[citation needed]
Aside from serving as the longest-practicing attorney in Lyons County, Wilford was a Republican member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate for multiple terms.[citation needed]
Wilford was an initiated member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.[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, Colonel Riegle died on February 2, 1988.[3]
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- ^ "Knights Templar reference". knightstemplar.org. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Distinguished Alumni". Tau Kappa Epsilon. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Roy Wilford Riegle papers". Retrieved 20 September 2012.