Ossian Ray (December 13, 1835 – January 28, 1892) was a United States representative from New Hampshire.
Ossian Ray
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 3rd district | |
| In office January 8, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Evarts Worcester Farr |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Briggs |
| Succeeded by | Jacob H. Gallinger |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1868–1869 | |
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| Born | December 13, 1835 Hinesburg, Vermont |
| Died | January 28, 1892 (aged 56) Lancaster, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | Summer Street Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Ray was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and his family moved to Irasburg, Vermont when he was young. He attended the public schools and an academy in nearby Derby. He studied law in Irasburg and in Lancaster, New Hampshire, where he moved in 1854. Mr. Ray was admitted to the bar in 1857 and practiced in Essex and Coos counties.
Ray was the solicitor for Coos County, New Hampshire from 1862 to 1872. He twice served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1868 and, again, in 1869. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872. For a short time, from February 22, 1879, until he resigned effective on December 23, 1880, Ray was the United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Evarts W. Farr and was re-elected to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses, serving from January 8, 1881, to March 3, 1885. Ray did not seek renomination in 1884.
Ossian Ray died in Lancaster, New Hampshire in 1892 and was buried in the Summer Street Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district January 8, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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