George W. Ray

George Washington Ray (February 3, 1844 – January 10, 1925) was a United States representative from New York and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Education and career

Born on February 3, 1844, in Otselic, Chenango County, New York, Ray attended the common schools and Norwich Academy. During the American Civil War, he served as a private in Company B of the Ninetieth New York Volunteers, and as a brigade clerk for the First Brigade, First Division, Nineteenth Army Corps. Frank Cooper was appointed to the additional judgeship. Ray's service terminated on January 10, 1925, due to his death in Norwich. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Norwich.