Background
Ray, H. M. was born on August 9, 1924 in Rienzi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Henry and Isabelle (Dunlap) Ray.
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H. M. Ray
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H. M. Ray, American lawyer. Bar: Mississippi 1949. Recipient Corinth's Young Man of Year award, 1958. Chairman Corinth-Alcorn County Airport Board, 1959-1961; trustee Alcorn County Public Library, 1959-1962. Served with United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations; with United States Air Force, 1951-1953.
Education
Juris Doctor, University Mississippi, 1949.
Career
United State Attorneys Northern District Mississippi, Oxford, 1961-1981;
private practice law, Corinth, Mississippi, 1949-1961;
private practice law, Jackson, Mississippi, 1981-1985, 90-;
assistant attorney general, State of Mississippi, Jackson, 1986-1990. Member Attorney General's Advisory Committee United States Attorneys, 1973-1978, chairman, 1976. Visiting lecturer United Nations, Asia and Far East, United Nations (Institute for Prevention Crime and Treatment of Offenders), Tokyo, 1977.
Prosecuting attorney Alcorn County, Mississippi, 1956-1957, 68-61. Member Mississippi House of RReps., 1948-1951. Member Mississippi Governor's Committee to Study Laws Regarding Use of Deadly Force on Fleeing Felons, 1982-1983, Mississippi Governor's Constitutional Study Commission, 1985-1986.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Corinth-Alcorn County Airport Board, 1959-1961. Trustee Alcorn County Public Library, 1959-1962. Served with United States Army Air Corps, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
With United States Air Force, 1951-1953. Clubs: Kiwanis (lieutenant governor 1955-1956, district chairman 1956-1957, president Corinth 1953-1954).
Connections
Married Merle Burt, November 28, 1953 (deceased December 1993). Children: Howard Manfred, Mark Andrew.
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Nationality
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Religion
Presbyterian -
Political Party
presbyterian (elder). Clubs: Kiwanis (lieutenant governor 1955-1956, district chairman 1956-1957, president Corinth 1953-1954).
Education
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1949
Career
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1949 - 1961
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1961 - 1981
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1981 - 1985
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1986 - 1990