George W. Ray | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York | |
| In office September 12, 1902 – January 10, 1925 | |
| Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Alfred Conkling Coxe Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1891 – September 11, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Milton De Lano |
| Succeeded by | William H. Flack |
| Constituency | 26th district |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Ferris Jacobs Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Frederick A. Johnson |
| Constituency | 21st district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Washington Ray (1844-02-03)February 3, 1844 Otselic,New York |
| Died | January 10, 1925(1925-01-10) (aged 80) Norwich,New York |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery Norwich,New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | read law |
George Washington Ray (February 3, 1844 – January 10, 1925) was aUnited States representative fromNew York and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Born on February 3, 1844, inOtselic,Chenango County,New York,[1] Ray attended the common schools and Norwich Academy.[2] During theAmerican Civil War, he served as a private in Company B of the Ninetieth New York Volunteers, and as a brigade clerk for the First Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps.[2] He was discharged at the close of the war.[2] Heread law and was admitted to the bar in November 1867.[1] He then was afarmer and in private practice inNorwich, New York.[1] He was Chairman of the Republican county committee of Chenango County and was a member of the Republican state committee in 1880.[2]
Ray was elected as aRepublican fromNew York's 21st congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the48th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1885.[2] Following his first term in Congress, he was a member of the board of education of Norwich Academy and Union Free School.[2] He was elected fromNew York's 26th congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the52nd United States Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1891, to September 11, 1902.[2] He was Chairman of the Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River in the54th United States Congress, Chairman of the Committee on Invalid Pensions in the55th United States Congress and Chairman of theCommittee on the Judiciary in the56th and57th United States Congresses.[2] He resigned from Congress to accept a federal judgeship.[2]
Ray received arecess appointment from PresidentTheodore Roosevelt on September 12, 1902, to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York vacated by JudgeAlfred Conkling Coxe Sr.[1] He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on December 2, 1902.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 8, 1902, and received his commission the same day.[1] On or about April 29, 1920, PresidentWoodrow Wilson certified Ray involuntarily as disabled in accordance with the act of February 25, 1919, 40 Stat. 1156, which entitled the President to appoint an additional judge for the court and provided that no successor to the judge certified as disabled be appointed.[3]Frank Cooper was appointed to the additional judgeship.[3] Ray's service terminated on January 10, 1925, due to his death in Norwich.[1] He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Norwich.[2]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 21st congressional district 1883–1885 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 26th congressional district 1891–1902 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of New York 1902–1925 | Succeeded by Seat abolished |
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