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Ross Rizley
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma · 1956
Ross Rizley , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Ross Rizley (born Roscoe Rizley) (July 5, 1892 – March 4, 1969) was an American politician and United States representative from Oklahoma and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Education
- Kansas City School of Law (now University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)LL.B., 1915
Career
Private practice, Beaver, Oklahoma, 1915-1920; County attorney, Beaver County, Oklahoma, 1918-1920; Private practice, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1920-1956; Member, Guymon [Oklahoma] Board of Education, 1924-1932; City attorney, Guymon, Oklahoma, 1928-1938; State senator, Oklahoma, 1931-1934; Candidate for governor, Oklahoma, 1938; U.S. representative from Oklahoma, 1941-1949; Solicitor, U.S. Post Office Department, 1953; Assistant secretary of agriculture, 1953-1954; Chairman, U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board, 1955-1956
Biography
Ross Rizley (born Roscoe Rizley) (July 5, 1892 – March 4, 1969) was an American politician and United States representative from Oklahoma and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.
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