Ray C. Jones
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Ray Charles Jones was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1934 to 1946 and on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1946 to 1976.
Ray C. Jones | |
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| Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
| In office January 1947 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Jan Eric Cartwright |
| 19th President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate | |
| In office 1941–1942 | |
| Preceded by | H. M. Curnutt |
| Succeeded by | Tom Anglin |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 11th district | |
| In office 1934–1946 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Jennings |
| Succeeded by | Everett S. Collins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ray Charles Jones April 11, 1899 Yale, Indian Territory, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic Party |
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Biography
Ray Charles Jones was born on April 11, 1899, in Yale, Indian Territory, to Harry Jones and Anna Laura Abercrombie. His father was a baker from Bedford County, England, who served one term in the Oklahoma Senate. His mother was born in Missouri.[1]
Jones was elected to the Oklahoma Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1934 to represent the 11th district, succeeding George H. Jennings. He served in the state senate until 1946.[2] He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1946 and reelected until he resigned in 1976.[3] He was part of the longest serving commission panel alongside Wilburn Cartwright and Harold Freeman between 1955 and 1968.[4] He married Sarah Sallie Louise, a Chickasaw Nation citizen.[5]