Ray C. Jones

Ray C. Jones was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1934 to 1946 and on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1946 to 1976.

Ray C. Jones
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
In office January 1946 – 1976
Preceded by	William J. Armstrong
Succeeded by	Jan Eric Cartwright
19th President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate
In office 1941–1942
Preceded by	H. M. Curnutt
Succeeded by	Tom Anglin
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 11th district
In office 1934–1946
Preceded by	George H. Jennings
Succeeded by	Everett S. Collins
Personal details
Political party	Democratic Party

Biography

Jones was elected to the Oklahoma Senate as a member of the Democratic Party in 1934 to represent the 11th district, succeeding George H. Jennings. He served in the state senate until 1946.^[1] He was elected to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission in 1946 and reelected until he resigned in 1976.^[2] He was part of the longest serving commission panel alongside Wilburn Cartwright and Harold Freeman between 1955 and 1968.^[3] He married Sarah Sallie Louise, a Chickasaw Nation citizen.^[4]