Ray C. Jones
Ray C. Jones | |
|---|---|
| Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
| In office January 1946 – 1976 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | Jan Eric Cartwright |
| 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 | |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Ray C. 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.
Biography
[edit]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.[1] He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1946 and reelected until he resigned in 1976.[2] He was part of the longest serving commission panel alongside Wilburn Cartwright and Harold Freeman between 1955 and 1968.[3] He married Sarah Sallie Louise, a Chickasaw Nation citizen.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "State Senate Since Statehood" (PDF). oksenate.gov. Oklahoma Senate. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Corporation Commissioners Since 1907" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Oklahoma Corporation Commission History". oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Sarah (Sallie) Louise Jones". The Oklahoman. July 31, 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2024.