Background
Brayton, Charles Ray was born on August 16, 1840 in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William Daniel and Anna Ward (Clarke) Brayton.
Brayton, Charles Ray was born on August 16, 1840 in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William Daniel and Anna Ward (Clarke) Brayton.
Educated Brown University, 1859-1861.
Enlisted as First lieutenant, 3d Rhode Island Volumes, subsequently heavy artillery, August 27, 1861. Captain, November 28, 1862. Lieutenant colonel, November 17, 1863.
Colonel, April 1, 1864.
Honorary mustered out of volunteer service, October 5, 1864. Bvtd. brigadier general, United States.V., March 13, 1865.
Appointed captain 17th United States Infantry, March 7, 1867. Resigned, July 6, 1867.
Admitted to bar, 1891.
United States pension agent, Rhode Island, 1870-1874. Postmaster, Providence, 1874-1880. Chairman Republican State Central Committee, 1876-1877.
Chief Rhode Island State Police, 1886-1887.
Member Republican National Committee, 1896-1912. Home: Warwick, Rhode Island
Member Republican
Married Antoinette Percival Belden, March 13, 1865.