R. Walter Riehlman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence E. Hancock |
| Succeeded by | James M. Hanley |
| Constituency | 36th district (1947–1953) 35th district (1953–1963) 34th district (1963–1965) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roy Walter Riehlman (1899-08-26)August 26, 1899 Otisco, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 16, 1978(1978-07-16) (aged 78) Ormond Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Roy Walter Riehlman (August 26, 1899 – July 16, 1978) was an American businessman and member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York.
R. Walter Riehlman was born inOtisco, New York on August 26, 1899. He was raised inTully, graduated fromManlius Military Academy in 1919 and Central City Business School ofSyracuse in 1921.[1]
Riehlman operated a general store and served asPostmaster ofNedrow from 1921 to 1923. In 1923 he returned to Tully and became owner a commercial baking company, Tully Bakery.[2]
From 1933 to 1938, Riehlman was a member of the Tully Board of Education. In 1934 he was elected Chairman of Tully's Republican Committee. He was elected to theOnondaga County Board of Supervisors in 1937 and served from 1938 to 1943. From 1943 to 1946 he was Onondaga County Clerk.
Riehlman was also active in civic affairs and several local businesses, including serving on the advisory board of theMarine Midland Trust Company and the area board of directors ofVirginia'sLynchburg College.
In 1946 he was elected to Congress as aRepublican. He was reelected eight times and served from January 3, 1947, to January 3, 1965, the80th through88th Congresses. In 1952 Riehlman was one of the Republicans who visitedDwight D. Eisenhower, then commander of theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization, to ask him to consider running forPresident. As a senior member of theCommittee on Science and Technology, he was an advocate of theU.S. space program. Riehlman voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,[3]1960,[4] and1964,[5] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6]
Riehlman was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964, losing his seat in that year'sJohnson Landslide. He then relocated toOrmond Beach, Florida and returned to the business world, serving as vice president of Lu-Mar Enterprises, a company which owned restaurants and owned and developed commercial real estate.
He died inOrmond Beach, Florida on July 16, 1978.[7] Riehlman was buried at Tully Cemetery in Tully.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 36th congressional district 1947–1953 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 35th congressional district 1953–1963 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 34th congressional district 1963–1965 | Succeeded by |
