Charles Nelson Pray

Charles Nelson Pray

Charles Nelson Pray (born April 6, 1868 in Potsdam , St. Lawrence County , New York , †  September 12, 1963 in Great Falls , Montana ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1907 and 1913 he represented the state of Montana in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and advancement as a lawyer

Charles Pray attended public schools in Salisbury and Middlebury , Vermont . He then studied law in Chicago . After his admission to the bar in 1892, Pray began working in his new profession in Fort Benton , Montana. In 1897 he was only deputy and in 1898 actual district attorney in Chouteau County .

Political career and further curriculum vitae

Between March 4, 1907 and March 3, 1913, Charles Pray represented his state as a member of the Republican Party in Congress . There he became the successor of the Senate exchanged Joseph Dixon on. After he was not re-elected in 1912, he returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1916 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate. On January 21, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge appointed him a judge in the federal district court for the District of Montana. He later became the presiding judge in that judicial district. He held this office until his retirement in 1957. Charles Pray died on September 12, 1963.

Web links

• Charles Nelson Pray in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Charles Nelson Pray in the database of Find a Grave (English)