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Leedy, Robert A., Sr. (Robert Allan), 1909-2001
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Robert Allan Leedy, Sr. was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1909. He graduated from the University of Oregon Law School in 1933. He and Annapauline Rea were married in 1935; they later had two children. He practiced law in Portland, and in 1950, he co-founded the law firm Barzee, Leedy & Keane. He also served as U.S. commissioner for the U.S. District Court of Oregon from 1943 to 1956. He was also active in the Oregon State Bar, serving as secretary for the board of bar examiners, serving on the board of governors, and serving as president from 1952 to 1953. He also served as a chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. In 1971, he joined the Portland law firm Bullivant, Houser & Bailey, retiring in 1985. He died in 2001.