Richard O. Ristine

Richard Osborne Ristine (born January 19, 1920 in Crawfordsville , Indiana , †  June 20, 2009 in Leland , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1961 and 1965 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Indiana.

Career

In 1941 Richard Ristine graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville. During the Second World War , he served in the Army Air Force in Japan and the Philippines . He achieved the rank of captain. After graduating from Columbia University with a law degree and admission to the bar, he began working in the profession. Initially he was employed by a law firm in Indianapolis . Then he moved back to Crawfordsville, where he continued to practice as a lawyer. In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, who were also lawyers there. Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In 1950 he was elected to the Indiana Senate.

In 1960, Ristine was elected Lieutenant Governor of Indiana alongside Matthew E. Welsh . He held this office between January 9, 1961 and January 11, 1965. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In his capacity as Senate President in 1963, he cast the decisive vote on a bill that introduced sales tax in Indiana . In 1964 he ran unsuccessfully for governor. This defeat was possibly a result of his advocacy for VAT.

After the end of his tenure as Lieutenant Governor Richard Ristine practiced again as a lawyer. He was also president of Crawfordsville's Elston Bank & Trust Co. He was also vice president of LS Ayres & Co. in Indianapolis. He was also a member of numerous organizations and associations. Among other things, he acted as chairman of the Indiana Historical Society . In 1990 he moved to Leland, Michigan. In his new home, too, he was a member of several organizations and associations. He died there on June 20, 2009.

Web links

• Richard O. Ristine in nndb (English)

• Richard O. Ristine in the database of Find a Grave (English)