Background
Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he was the second son of Joseph Kneeland Pelton and his wife Harriet Ray.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Guy Ray Pelton
Edit ProfileUnited States representative politician
Education
He attended the public schools and Sedgwick Institution in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the Connecticut Literary Institute in Suffield, Connecticut, and Oberlin College.
Career
A Whig, Pelton was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857) from New York City. During that time he served on the Committee of Commerce. He declined a second nomination for reelection in 1856 to the Thirty-fifth Congress.
He was interred in Mahaiwe Cemetery, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
Membership
He was a member of the Union League Club.
-
Born
-
Died
July 24, 1890 (aged 65) -
Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Opposition party