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BRAY (Soundex B600) — See also ABRY, BARRY, BILBRAY, BRAA, BRACY, BRADY, BRAG, BRALY, BRAYBOY, BRAYBROOKS, BRAYFIELD, BRAYMAN, BRAYTON, BREY, BROY, DONBRAYE, MCBRAYER, MOWBRAY, PRAY, RABY.

  Bray: See Daniel Stevens Dickinson
  Bray, A. B. C. — of Greenbrier County, W.Va. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Greenbrier County, 1917-20. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, A. B. C., Jr. — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Democrat. Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Mrs. A. F. — of Martinez, Contra Costa County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Bill See M. William Bray
  Bray, Charles A. — of East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 6th District, 1877-78. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Charles William III (1933-2006) — also known as Charles W. Bray III — of Maryland; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 24, 1933. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1981-85. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 23, 2006 (age 72 years, 272 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Eleanor Mauzé (died 1993) and Katie Gingrass.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bray, Crandle — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Georgia 6th District, 1986. Still living as of 1986.
  Bray, Mrs. E. C. — of Syracuse, Hamilton County, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Ebenezer — of Minnesota. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 19th District, 1857-58. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Edgar W. — of Redvale, Montrose County, Colo. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1948; member of Colorado state senate, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Bray, Edward G. — Republican. Candidate for Pennsylvania state senate 14th District, 1926. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Everett L. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Frank O. — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1879-80. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Gail — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 2004-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 2004, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Bray, Harriett — of Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Bray, Hoadley — of East Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Haven, 1839. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Joan — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Bray, John — of Litchfield, Montgomery County, Ill. Democrat. Chair of Montgomery County Democratic Party, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
  Bray, John P. (1859-1917) — of Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak. Born in Henderson, Sibley County, Minn., February 14, 1859. Republican. Merchant; Grand Forks County Auditor; North Dakota state auditor, 1889-92; resigned 1892; postmaster; U.S. Consul General in Melbourne, 1897-1908; Sydney, 1908-15; Singapore, 1915-16; U.S. Consul in Johannesburg, 1916-17, died in office 1917. Died in Johannesburg, South Africa, December 20, 1917 (age 58 years, 309 days). Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Kathy — of Missouri. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Bray, Kohn — of Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Ark. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Bray, Mrs. Laney — of Columbia, Adair County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, M. William (1889-1961) — also known as Bill Bray — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Churubusco, Clinton County, N.Y., September 25, 1889. Son of John Bray and Hannah Bray. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1948; New York Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1933-38. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Catherine Clare Coleman.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Bray, Robert A. — of Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, Mont. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, Rodric D. — of Mooresville, Morgan County, Ind. Republican. Presidential Elector for Indiana, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Bray, Verna — of New Albany, Wilson County, Kan. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Bray, W. M. — of Henderson, Chester County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Bray, William See M. William Bray
  Bray, William Gilmer (1903-1979) — also known as William G. Bray — of Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind. Born near Mooresville, Morgan County, Ind., June 17, 1903. Son of Gilmer Bray and Dorcas (Mitchell) Bray. Republican. Lawyer; Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-31; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1951-75 (7th District 1951-67, 6th District 1967-75). Quaker. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Kiwanis; Tau Kappa Alpha; Acacia. Died in Martinsville, Morgan County, Ind., June 4, 1979 (age 75 years, 352 days). Interment at White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Bray, William M. — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1915-17. Burial location unknown.



 

 


 
   
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