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Pray's papers 1878–1963, including diaries and correspondence, are lodged at the [[University of Montana-Missoula|University of Montana]] in [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]]. |
Pray's papers 1878–1963, including diaries and correspondence, are lodged at the [[University of Montana-Missoula|University of Montana]] in [[Missoula, Montana|Missoula]]. |
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The town of [[Pray, Montana]] is named for him.<ref>Whithorn, Doris (2001) ''Images of America: Paradise Valley on the Yellowstone'', p. 92. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, ISBN |
The town of [[Pray, Montana]] is named for him.<ref>Whithorn, Doris (2001) ''Images of America: Paradise Valley on the Yellowstone'', p. 92. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, {{ISBN|0-7385-0805-5}}</ref> |
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Charles Nelson Pray | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's at-large district | |
In office 1907–1913 | |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Dixon |
Succeeded by | John M. Evans |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office 1924–1957 | |
Nominated by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | William James Jameson |
Personal details | |
Born | Potsdam, New York, U.S. | April 6, 1868
Died | September 12, 1963 Great Falls, Montana, U.S. | (aged 95)
Resting place | Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Chicago College of Law |
Charles Nelson Pray (April 6, 1868 – September 12, 1963) was a U.S. Representative from Montana.
Early life
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, Pray attended the public schools in Salisbury and Middlebury, Vermont and graduated from Middlebury High School. He attended Middlebury College from 1886–88 and graduated from the Chicago College of Law (today called the Chicago-Kent College of Law).[1]
Prosecutorial career
Pray was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice at Fort Benton, Montana, in 1896. He served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Chouteau County in 1897 and 1898. Pray was elected prosecuting attorney in 1898 and reelected in 1900, 1902, and 1904.
Congressional career
Pray was elected as a Republican to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses (March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the Sixty-third Congress. Pray resumed the practice of law in Great Falls, Montana, January 1, 1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1916.
Judicial career
Pray was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge to the United States District Court for the District of Montana on January 21, 1924, to a new seat created by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1924, and received his commission on February 8, 1924. He was elevated to Chief Judge of the court from 1948 until he assumed senior status in 1957. He died in Great Falls, Montana on September 12, 1963, and was interred in Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.
Pray's papers 1878–1963, including diaries and correspondence, are lodged at the University of Montana in Missoula.
The town of Pray, Montana is named for him.[2]
References
- ^ Guide to the Charles N. Pray Papers at the University of Montana
- ^ Whithorn, Doris (2001) Images of America: Paradise Valley on the Yellowstone, p. 92. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-0805-5
Sources
- United States Congress. "Charles Nelson Pray (id: P000508)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Charles Nelson Pray at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- 1868 births
- 1963 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Montana
- Politicians from Great Falls, Montana
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
- United States district court judges appointed by Calvin Coolidge
- 20th-century American judges
- Middlebury College alumni
- People from Potsdam, New York
- Montana Republicans
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives