Background
Ray, Philip Alexander was born on May 27, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on. Son of William W. and Leda (Rawlins) Ray.
Ray, Philip Alexander was born on May 27, 1911 in Salt Lake City, Utah, on. Son of William W. and Leda (Rawlins) Ray.
Student of University Utah. Bachelor of Arts (cum laude), Stanford, 1932, Bachelor of Laws, 1935.
Admitted to California bar, 1935. Associate partner McCutchen, Olney, Mannon & Greene, and successor firms, San Francisco, 1935-1954, 46-54, 57-58. General counsel Department of Commerce, 1954-1956, under-secretary, 1959-1961.
Vice president, director J. H. Pomeroy & Company, Incorporated, San Francisco, 1958-1959. Senior research associate Hoover Institute, Stanford. Partner law firm Kelso, Cotton, Seligman & Ray, San Francisco, California, 1967-1970.
Trustee, San Francisco Symphony, also trustee American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
Served as combat intelligence officer United States Naval Reserve, World World War II, lieutenant commander. Member American, California bar associations, American Law Institute, World Affairs Council Northern California (trustee). Clubs: Burlingame Country.
Married Denece Sanford, September 12, 1935.