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Ray Hugh Garvey | |
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| Born | Raymond Hugh Garvey January 3, 1893 Phillipsburg, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1959 (aged 66) McPherson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Traffic collision |
| Alma mater | Washburn University |
| Spouse |
Olive Hill White (m. 1916) |
Raymond Hugh Garvey (January 1, 1893 – June 29, 1959) was an American businessman, farmer, and lawyer. He was born in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Seth Homer and Jannetta Jane Post Garvey. He began farming as a teenager on rented land. Garvey attended Washburn University, where he earned his associate's degree in 1914 and a law degree in 1915. On July 8, 1916, he married Olive Hill White. They moved to Colby, Kansas, where Garvey practiced law, raised his family of four children, and operated a farm from 1916 to 1928. In 1948, he founded Garvey Drilling & Petroleum, Inc., which expanded to several western states. Garvey died in a traffic collision on June 29, 1959. He was posthumously inducted into the Kansas Business Hall of Fame in 1993.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Pierron, G. Joseph (November 2012). "Ray Hugh and Olive Garvey". Kansapedia. Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Ray Hugh Garvey". Kansas Business Hall of Fame. 1993. Retrieved July 14, 2024.