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Dr William Robert Roy

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Dr William Robert Roy

Birth
Lexington, McLean County, Illinois, USA
Death
26 May 2014 (aged 88)
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA
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Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served Kansas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until 1975. Raised on a farm in Illinois, he attained his medical degree from Northwestern University and served with the United States Air Force. Following his discharge, he practiced medicine in Topeka, Kansas and in 1970, he received a law degree from Washburn University. During his tenure in Congress, he focused on issues regarding health care. Additionally, he wrote a column for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He died of complications following heart surgery.
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served Kansas' 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until 1975. Raised on a farm in Illinois, he attained his medical degree from Northwestern University and served with the United States Air Force. Following his discharge, he practiced medicine in Topeka, Kansas and in 1970, he received a law degree from Washburn University. During his tenure in Congress, he focused on issues regarding health care. Additionally, he wrote a column for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He died of complications following heart surgery.

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  • Originally Created by: C.S.
  • Added: May 26, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130426265/william_robert-roy: accessed ), memorial page for Dr William Robert Roy (23 Feb 1926–26 May 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130426265, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.