Perry L. Owsley
Perry Lyndon Owsley[1] (April 3, 1915 – June 12, 1979) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from September 24, 1971[2] to December 31, 1978.[3] He had originally been nominated in 1966 but was not selected at that time.[2] Owsley was appointed to the court after the retirement of Robert T. Price, and was a Democrat.[4] Prior to the position he had been a district court judge,[4] and has served as special examiner for the Kansas Corporation Commission.[5]
He obtained his law degree in 1938 from Washburn University, Topeka.[5]
He died June 12, 1979, aged 64, of an apparent hear attack leaving behind a wife and three children.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Who's Who in American Law (2nd ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1979. p. 685.
- ^ a b "Salina Journal Newspaper Archives, Sep 24, 1971, p. 2". NewspaperArchive.com. 24 September 1971. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Owsley, Perry Papers - Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library". Pittsburg State University. April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Emporia Gazette Newspaper Archives, Sep 24, 1971, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. 24 September 1971. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hutchinson News Newspaper Archives, Jun 13, 1979, p. 56". NewspaperArchive.com. 13 June 1979. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
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