Worth Stickley Ray
Full Name: Worth Stickley RayDate of birth: March 29, 1878
Date of death: January 15, 1952
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 79 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton | |
| H | 79 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Denton / Denton | Denton |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩
(2) District 17 comprised of county; District 79 comprised of Denton county, pp. 33, 36, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) District 79 represented by Worth S. Ray, p. 3. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 17 represented by Worth S. Ray, p. 66. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 31st (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Denton / Denton
- Counties in district:
- Denton
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩
(2) District 17 comprised of county; District 79 comprised of Denton county, pp. 33, 36, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) District 79 represented by Worth S. Ray, p. 3. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 17 represented by Worth S. Ray, p. 66. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Biographical Information
- Worth S. Ray, candidate for House District 50, Place No. 5, 1930. "Business Man Asks Election As Lawmaker: Three Lawyers Are Also Seeking Place No. 5 in State House," 7/7/1930, p. 16. Member of 30th-31st Legislatures from Denton County. Dallas Morning News.
- Memorial, May 1952, p. 221. Texas Bar Journal.
- Ray, Worth S., United States Volunteers, Spanish-American War, Call Number: 401-247. Private, Company G, 2nd Texas Volunteer Infantry. Postoffice address, Denton, Texas. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
- Obituary, "Worth Ray Dies at Austin Home," 1/18/1952, p. 10. Denton Record-Chronicle.
- Worth Stickley Ray, birth date 3/29/1877 in Madisonville, Tennessee; death date 1/15/1952 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; attorney and editor, Law - Texas Supreme Court reporter. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Worth S. Ray (1878-1952), Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum, Pflugerville, Travis County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. Worth S. Ray, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Worth S. Ray, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Worth S. Ray, Texas Jurists Collection
- Photograph. Worth S. Ray, Texas Jurists Collection
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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