Roy Willard Rawlings

Roy Willard Rawlings (March 8, 1883 – 1973) was an American politician in Rhode Island.

[1][2] He graduated DePauw University in 1908, and married Lucy I. Gammell later that year.

[1] He won the speakership when Democratic lawmakers crossed the floor to vote for him.

[8] Rawlings was a stage actor and tax assessor before serving in the Rhode Island House.

[10][11] After concluding his time as house speaker, Rawlings purchased the Wood River Branch Railroad in 1937 for $301.