Perry L. Owsley Explained

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. 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, and has served as special examiner for the Kansas Corporation Commission.

He obtained his law degree in 1938 from Washburn University, Topeka.

He died June 12, 1979, aged 64, of an apparent hear attack leaving behind a wife and three children.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Who's Who in American Law. 2nd. 1979. Marquis Who's Who. 685.
2. Web site: Salina Journal Newspaper Archives, Sep 24, 1971, p. 2 . NewspaperArchive.com . 23 May 2020 . en . 24 September 1971.
3. Web site: Owsley, Perry Papers - Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library . Pittsburg State University . 23 May 2020 . April 2012.
4. Web site: Emporia Gazette Newspaper Archives, Sep 24, 1971, p. 1 . NewspaperArchive.com . 10 May 2020 . en . 24 September 1971.
5. Web site: Hutchinson News Newspaper Archives, Jun 13, 1979, p. 56 . NewspaperArchive.com . 23 May 2020 . en . 13 June 1979.