Ray J. Nye
Birth dateMarch 21, 1871
Birth placeDavenport, Iowa, US
Death dateJune 17, 1937
Death placeSuperior, Wisconsin, US
PartyRepublican
Office 1Member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Term start 11919
Term end 11921
Office 2Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Term 21907, 1911–1915

Ray J. Nye (March 21, 1871 – June 17, 1937) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin State Senate.

Early life

Ray J. Nye was born in Davenport, Iowa on March 21, 1871.[1] He moved to Superior, Wisconsin in 1892.

Career

Nye served four terms on the Douglas County, Wisconsin Board, eventually becoming chairman of the board. He was a member of the Assembly in 1907 and again from 1911 to 1915 and of the Senate from 1919 to 1921. Nye was a Republican.[2]

Nye died in Superior on June 17, 1937, after a year-long illness.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Sketches: Ray J. Nye". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  2. ^ "Ray J. Nye". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
  3. ^ "Funeral Services Held for Nye at Superior". Green Bay Press-Gazette. UP. 1937-06-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-11-18. – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nye, Former Senator, Dead". The Evening Telegraph. 1937-06-18. pp. 1, 10. Retrieved 2025-11-18. – via Newspapers.com.