Albert A. Wray
Albert Alexander Wray (September 6, 1858 Cape Girardeau, Missouri – 1924) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He attended the public schools, and taught school in Missouri. He removed to New York City in 1880, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1885, and practiced law in New York City, but resided in Brooklyn from 1888 on.
Wray was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 15th D.) in 1894 and 1895.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (8th D.) from 1896 to 1898, sitting in the 119th, 120th and 121st New York State Legislatures.
In 1905, he and his wife Jessie Anne were divorced, and the four children remained with their mother. In 1909, she sued him to receive unpaid alimony amounting to $30,000. At this time, Wray lived with his second wife in West Orange, New Jersey.
Sources
- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 176f, 404 and 511)
- Sketches of the members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1895; pg. 56)
- ASKS $30,000 BACK ALIMONY in NYT on September 5, 1909
- Wray people search
| New York Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by George H. Deitsch |
New York State Assembly Kings County, 15th District 1894–1895 |
Succeeded by Robert J. Rudd |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by John F. Ahearn |
New York State Senate 8th District 1896–1898 |
Succeeded by Henry Marshall |