House  1943-52  (District 27)
                            
                            
                                Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election
                            
                            
                                Counties Served: 
                   Wright
                            
                            BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Birth: 
                                            4/14/1905
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Place: 
                                            Cokato, Minnesota
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth County: 
                                            Wright
                                        
                                        
                                            Birth Country: 
                                            United States
                                        
                                        
                                            Date of Death: 
                                            5/29/1983
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            Gender: 
                                            Male
                                        
                                        
                                            Religion: 
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            Reported Minority: None Reported
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    Other Names: 
                                    Ray, E.R.
                                
                                
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                    City of Residence (when first elected): 
                                    Buffalo
                                
                                
                                    Occupation (when first elected): 
                                    Depurty Wright County Register of Deeds
                                
                             
                            EDUCATION
                            
                                
                                    Cokato High School; Secondary; Graduate
Carleton College; Attended College; 2 years
University of Minnesota, School of Business Administration; College Graduate; 1925
                                
                             
                            OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
                            
                                
                                
                                        
                                        
                                            County Government: 
                                            Wright County, Minnesota (Deputy Register of Deeds, 16 years); 
                         
                         1927 to 19??
                                            [Appointed]
                                        
                                    
                                        
                                            County Government: 
                                            Wright County, Minnesota (Register of Deeds); 
                         
                         1954 to 1960
                                            [Elected]
                                        
                                    
                                    
                             
                         
                        
                        
                            FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
                            
                                
	
                                    Spouse: 
                                    Vera
                                    Children: 
                                    Five children: Michael and Marshall (sons); Mrs. Lyle Dyck, Mrs. Warren Docherty, and Mrs. Paul Opsahl (daughters)
                                    
                                    
                                    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature: 
                                    
                                    
                                
                             
                            GENERAL NOTES
                            
                                
                                    He died at home in Buffalo, Minnesota.  His funeral was held in Buffalo, Minnesota.  He was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Buffalo, Minnesota.