Ray C. Jones

Ray C. Jones
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office
January 1947 – 1976
Preceded byWilliam J. Armstrong
Succeeded byJan Eric Cartwright
19th President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office
1941–1942
Preceded byH. M. Curnutt
Succeeded byTom Anglin
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 11th district
In office
1934–1946
Preceded byGeorge H. Jennings
Succeeded byEverett S. Collins
Personal details
BornRay Charles Jones
(1899-04-11)April 11, 1899
Yale, Indian Territory, U.S.
PartyDemocratic Party
Parent

Ray Charles Jones was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1934 to 1946 and on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1946 to 1976.

Biography

Ray Charles Jones was born on April 11, 1899, in Yale, Indian Territory, to Harry Jones and Anna Laura Abercrombie. His father was a baker from Bedford County, England, who served one term in the Oklahoma Senate. His mother was born in Missouri.[1]

Jones was elected to the Oklahoma Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1934 to represent the 11th district, succeeding George H. Jennings. He served in the state senate until 1946.[2] He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1946 and reelected until he resigned in 1976.[3] He was part of the longest serving commission panel alongside Wilburn Cartwright and Harold Freeman between 1955 and 1968.[4] He married Sarah Sallie Louise, a Chickasaw Nation citizen.[5]

References

  1. ^ Litton, Gaston (1957). History of Oklahoma at the Golden Anniversary of Statehood, Vol. III. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 15–16.
  2. ^ "State Senate Since Statehood" (PDF). oksenate.gov. Oklahoma Senate. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Corporation Commissioners Since 1907" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma Corporation Commission History". oklahoma.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Sarah (Sallie) Louise Jones". The Oklahoman. July 31, 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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