Merced County CA Archives Biographies.....McCray, Claud Henry 
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Author: John Outcalt (1925)

CLAUD HENRY McCRAY

   In the ranks of good citizenship, Merced has enrolled a large number of
capable and conscientious citizens, among whom is Claud Henry McCray, district
attorney of Merced County. Energetic, progressive, and possessing the sound
judgment and executive ability necessary for conducting the legal affairs of the
county, he has won for himself the esteem of its citizens. He was born and
reared in the State of New York, a son of L. P. and Emma (Blakeslee) McCray. The
father was a practicing physician for years, and he served two years as chairman
of the board of supervisors of Chautauqua County, New York. He died in 1924,
aged seventy-four; the mother is also deceased. After completing the grammar and
high school courses in his native State, Claud Henry McCray entered Hobart
College, from which he was graduated with the degree of B. S. in 1907; then he
entered the George Washington University at Washington, D. C, from which he
received the degree of LL. D. In 1911, and immediately following the completion
of his course, he began the practice of his profession in New York State, where
he continued for one year. In the early part of 1913 Mr. McCray located in
Merced and established a law office; in 1914 he was elected district attorney of
the county and served for four years. In 1918 he entered the army and after his
discharge returned to Merced, and in 1922 he was again elected district
attorney. Mr. McCray is endowed with marked natural ability which has been
augmented by a thorough training and years of practical experience, all of which
serves to make of him an efficient public official.

   The marriage of Claud H. McCray united him with Miss Mayme Barney, a daughter
of a prominent rancher residing in Merced County. Fraternally, Mr. McCray is
affiliated with the Masons, the Elks, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of
Pythias, and he belongs to the Merced Chamber of Commerce. During the World War,
Mr. McCray enlisted in the U. S. Army but his service was on this side of the
water.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH A
Biographical Review
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
JOHN OUTCALT

ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925


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