William G. Bray
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William G. Bray | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
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Preceded by | Richard L. Roudebush |
Succeeded by | David W. Evans |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1967 |
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Preceded by | James E. Noland |
Succeeded by | John T. Myers |
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Born | June 17, 1903 Mooresville, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. |
Alma mater | Indiana University Law School (Juris doctor, 1927) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Awards | Silver Star |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Army Reserve |
Years of service | 1941–1945 |
Rank | captain |
William Gilmer Bray (June 17, 1903 – June 4, 1979) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana.
Biography
Born on a farm near Mooresville, Indiana, Bray attended the public schools of Mooresville, Indiana. He was graduated from Indiana University Law School at Bloomington in 1927 and was admitted to the bar the same year.
He served as prosecuting attorney of the fifteenth judicial district of Indiana, Martinsville, Indiana from 1926 to 1930. He commenced the private practice of law in Martinsville, Indiana, in 1930.
Called to active duty from the US Army Reserve June 21, 1941, with the rank of captain and served with a tank company throughout the Pacific campaign, receiving the Silver Star. After the war, he was transferred to Military Government and served nine months in Korea as deputy property custodian. Bray was released from active duty in November 1946 with the rank of colonel. He returned to private law practice in Martinsville, Indiana.
Bray was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the eleven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1975). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law.
Named to be a commissioner to the American Battle Monuments Commission by President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1978.
Resided in Martinsville, Indiana, where he died June 4, 1979. He was interred in White Lick Cemetery, Mooresville, Indiana.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 7th congressional district 1951-1967 |
Succeeded by John T. Myers |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 6th congressional district 1967-1975 |
Succeeded by David W. Evans |
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