- John H. Ray
John Henry Ray (
September 27 ,1886 -May 21 ,1975 ) was a Republican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York .Ray was born in
Mankato, Minnesota . He graduated from theUniversity of Minnesota in 1908 andHarvard Law School in 1911. He was an assistant to special representative of Secretary of WarNewton D. Baker in 1919. He moved to Dongan Hills, New York in 1923. He worked with theAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Company from 1923 until 1951. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served fromJanuary 3 ,1953 untilJanuary 3 ,1963 . He died inStaten Island .Working for Baker took Ray to London & Paris and in 1920 he was presented with the Order of the Crown of Italy for his work with the Italian delegation. In 1970 appointed VP & general council of
Western Electric and in 1942 promoted to VP and general council ofAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Company , a position he held until mandatory retirement in 1951. When in the House of Representatives was appointed to theMerchant Marine andJudiciary Committee s. He sought to give tax breaks to firms purchasing anti-pollution equipment and the establishment of tax free pensions; Ray served as legal adviser to President Ford when theMichigan congressman was a member of theWarren Commission .ources
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