Richard W. Bolling
Richard Bolling | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the House Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | James J. Delaney |
| Succeeded by | Claude Pepper |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Albert L. Reeves Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Alan Wheat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Walker Bolling May 17, 1916 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 21, 1991 (aged 74) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Stratton Jim Grant Akin Prudie Luther Orr Nona Goddard |
| Education | University of the South (BA, MA) Vanderbilt University |
Richard Walker Bolling (May 17, 1916 – April 21, 1991) was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chairman of the powerful United States House Committee on Rules.