Benjamin Ray (born 1819
Hudson
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,
Columbia County, New York) was an American politician from
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Life
He was the son of Capt. Samuel Ray. He began work as a boater on the
Hudson River. In 1835, he went to
New York City, learned the trade of a
blacksmith, and worked for a boiler and boat building company. In 1849, he went to
California.
In 1853, he returned to New York City, and was a member of the
New York State Assembly
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The Assem ...
(New York Co., 2nd D.) in
1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyag ...
. Some time later he returned to Hudson.
He was again a member of the State Assembly (Columbia Co., 1st D.) in
1871
Events January–March
* January 3 – Franco-Prussian War – Battle of Bapaume: Prussians win a strategic victory.
* January 18 – Proclamation of the German Empire: The member states of the North German Confederation and the sout ...
,
1872
Events
January–March
* January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.
* February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...
and
1873
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar.
** The California Penal Code goes into effect.
* January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat ...
; and was a member of the
New York State Senate
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Partisan com ...
(11th D.) in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
and
1875
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the ...
.
In 1888, Ray crossed party lines to endorse
Republican candidates
Benjamin Harrison and
Levi P. Morton for President and Vice President.
["Clevelandism Has Made Them Tired", ''Chicago Tribune'' (August 22, 1888), p. 4.]
References
Sources
''Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York in 1875''by W. H. McElroy and Alexander McBride (pg. 95ff)
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1819 births
Year of death missing
Democratic Party New York (state) state senators
Politicians from New York City
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
People from Hudson, New York
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