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Willard R. Cray
House 1897-98 (District 32)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Hennepin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1853
Birth Place:
Highgate, Vermont
Birth County:
Franklin
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
??/??/1938
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Minneapolis
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law
EDUCATION
Vermont Common Schools; Elementary School;
Vermont High Schools; Secondary;
Middlebury College, Vermont; College Graduate; 1876
Studied Law; Admitted to the Minnesota Bar, 1878; Member of the United States Supreme Court Bar
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in March 1876 or 1877.
Elected:
11/3/1896
Residence:
Minneapolis
Term of Office:
1/4/1897 to 1/1/1899
Oath Date:
1/5/1897
Counties Represented:
Hennepin
Occupation:
Practicing Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Appropriations
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Corporations Other Than Municipal (Chair)
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Immigration
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Judiciary
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Municipal Legislation