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Bill Roy

William R. Roy
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975
Preceded by Chester L. Mize
Succeeded by Martha Keys
Personal details
Born William Robert Roy
(1926-02-23)February 23, 1926
Bloomington, Illinois
Died May 26, 2014(2014-05-26) (aged 88)
Topeka, Kansas
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.


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