R. Walter Riehlman

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Marshall Space Flight Center Director Wernher von Braun and Representative Riehlman discuss Apollo models.
Marshall Space Flight Center Director Wernher von Braun and Representative Riehlman discuss Apollo models.

Roy Walter Riehlman was an American congressman. He was born in Otisco, New York, USA on August 26, 1899. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Onondaga County from 1938 to 1943 and county clerk for Onondaga County from 1943 to 1946. He represented New York in the House of Representatives as a Republican from 1947 to 1965. He died in Ormond Beach, Florida on July 16, 1978.

Representative Riehlman and other members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visit the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 9, 1962 to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program.
Representative Riehlman and other members of the House Committee on Science and Astronautics visit the Marshall Space Flight Center on March 9, 1962 to gather first-hand information of the nation's space exploration program.

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Preceded by
Clarence E. Hancock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 36th congressional district

1947–1953
Succeeded by
John Taber
Preceded by
William R. Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 35th congressional district

1953–1963
Succeeded by
Samuel S. Stratton
Preceded by
Alexander Pirnie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 34th congressional district

1963–1965
Succeeded by
James M. Hanley