Roy Wilford Riegle (April 27, 1896 – February 2, 1988) was an American attorney, politician, and member of the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate.
He met his future wife, Keith Maria Roberts, while attending Kansas State Normal School (now Emporia State University) 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.
Aside from serving as the longest-practicing attorney in Lyons County, Riegle was a Republican member of both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate for multiple terms.
Riegle was an initiated member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Emporia State University. 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, Riegle died on February 2, 1988.
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