Richard W. Bolling

Richard Bolling
Chair of the House Rules Committee
In office
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byJames J. Delaney
Succeeded byClaude Pepper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byAlbert L. Reeves Jr.
Succeeded byAlan Wheat
Personal details
BornRichard Walker Bolling
(1916-05-17)May 17, 1916
DiedApril 21, 1991(1991-04-21) (aged 74)
PartyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Barbara Stratton
Jim Grant Akin
Prudie Luther Orr
Nona Goddard
EducationUniversity 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.