M. William Bray

M. William Bray , better known as Bill Bray , (born September 25, 1889 in Churubusco , Clinton County , New York , † January 17, 1961 ) was an American lawyer and politician.

Career

M. William Bray graduated from Union College in 1911 and Albany Law School in 1914 . After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing in Utica, New York. Bray also had a political career. He chaired the Oneida County Democratic Committee in 1924 and the New York State Democratic Committee between 1928 and 1930 . He also took part in the Democratic National Conventions as a delegate in 1928, 1932, 1940 and 1948 .

A group of prominent politicians, consisting of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt , former Governor Alfred E. Smith, and party chairman James A. Farley , forced Herbert H. Lehman to be nominated for in 1932 , despite opposition from Tammany Hall and its allies the office of governor of New York. As a peace offer, Farley agreed to the Tammany election of lieutenant governor, so that Bray was nominated. In the subsequent gubernatorial election of 1932 , both won one victory and were then re-elected twice, in 1934 and 1936. Bray was then replaced by Charles Poletti in 1938 .

Even before Governor Lehman resigned in 1942, he appointed Bray to the New York Public Service Commission . Bray later served as a bankruptcy advisor and became president of the New York State Bar in 1950.

family

M. William Bray was the son of John Bray and Hannah Bray.

literature

• Obituary of M. William Bray in the New York Times of January 18, 1961 (page 33).

Web links

• The Political Graveyard