Charles Nelson Pray
Charles Nelson Pray | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office April 10, 1957 – September 12, 1963 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office 1948–1957 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | William Daniel Murray |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office February 8, 1924 – April 10, 1957 | |
Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
Preceded by | Seat established by 42 Stat. 837 |
Succeeded by | William James Jameson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's at-large district | |
In office March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1913 | |
Preceded by | Joseph M. Dixon |
Succeeded by | John M. Evans |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Nelson Pray April 6, 1868 Potsdam, New York |
Died | September 12, 1963 Great Falls, Montana | (aged 95)
Resting place | Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Middlebury College Chicago-Kent College of Law (LL.B.) |
Charles Nelson Pray (April 6, 1868 – September 12, 1963) was a
Education and career
Born on April 6, 1868, in
Congressional service
Pray was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 60th, 61st and 62nd United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1907, to March 3, 1913. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912 to the 63rd United States Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana starting January 1, 1914. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1916.[1]
Federal judicial service
Pray was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 21, 1924, to the United States District Court for the District of Montana, to a new seat authorized by 42 Stat. 837. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 8, 1924, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1957. He assumed senior status on April 10, 1957. His service terminated on September 12, 1963, due to his death in Great Falls, Montana.[3] He was interred in Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Cemetery.[1]
Papers
Pray's papers 1878–1963, including diaries and correspondence, are lodged at the
Honor
The town of Pray, Montana is named for Pray.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Charles Nelson Pray". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Charles Nelson Pray Papers, 1878-1963". Orbis Cascade Alliance. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Charles Nelson Pray at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Archives West: Charles Nelson Pray Papers, 1878-1963". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org.
- ISBN 0-7385-0805-5
Sources
- "Charles Nelson Pray". 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