John H. Ray

John H. Ray, 1961

John Henry Ray (born September 27, 1886 in Mankato , Minnesota , † May 21, 1975 in Staten Island , New York ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1953 and 1963 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Henry Ray attended public schools. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1908 and from Harvard Law School in 1911 . He was admitted to the bar in Minnesota in 1912 and then began practicing in Minneapolis . He served as Assistant Trust Officer with the Wells Dickey Trust Co. in 1918 and 1919. He also served as First Lieutenant in the Judge Advocate General's Department . As a special envoy to Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker , he dealt in 1919 with the allies' federal war demands. Between 1921 and 1923 he was a member and vice president of the State Teachers College Board . He then moved to Dongan Hills , where he worked for the American Telephone & Telegraph Company between 1923 and 1951 . He resumed his practice as a lawyer in New York City. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1952 congressional election for the 83rd Congress , Ray was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th constituency of New York , where he succeeded Emanuel Celler on January 4, 1953 . He was re-elected four times in a row. Since he on a run again in 1962 renounced, he left the after January 3, 1963 Congress of.

After his time in Congress he practiced as a lawyer again. He was living in Staten Island when he died on May 21, 1975. His body was cremated and the ashes placed in his home.

Web links

• John H. Ray in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)