William R. Roy | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 |
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Preceded by | Chester L. Mize |
Succeeded by | Martha Keys |
Personal details | |
Born |
William Robert Roy February 23, 1926 Bloomington, Illinois |
Died | May 26, 2014 Topeka, Kansas |
(aged 88)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Jane Twining Osterhoudt |
Alma mater |
Illinois Wesleyan University Northwestern University Medical School Washburn University Law School |
Occupation | Physician, politician, newspaper columnist |
William Robert Roy (February 23, 1926 – May 26, 2014), also known as Bill Roy, was a United States Representative from Kansas, a physician, and a columnist for The Topeka Capital-Journal.
He attended the Lexington, Illinois public schools and earned a B.S. from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1945 as well as a B.M. from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago in 1948. He received an M.D. from Northwestern in 1949 as well as a J.D. from Washburn University Law School in Topeka, Kansas, 1970. He did his obstetrics and gynecology residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Roy served in the United States Air Force from 1953 to 1955, and was a military doctor at Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka; he was discharged with rank of captain.
He practiced medicine in Topeka from 1955 to 1970 and was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and Ninety-third Congresses (January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975). He changed his registration in 1970 to run as a Democrat.