McCray, Billy Quincy, 1927-

Billy McCray was born October 29, 1927 in Geary, Oklahoma and graduated from high school in Dover, Oklahoma in 1945. After two years at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma, McCray enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving for four years. He subsequently attended the University of Colorado, majoring in journalism. In 1951 he was hired by the Boeing Company in Wichita, with whom he remained employed for nearly thirty years. He was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1966, where he served for six years until his election to the Kansas Senate, representing Wichita from 1972 to 1984. Senator McCray became director of the Office of Minority Business in the Kansas Department of Economic Development in 1984, and was elected to the Sedgwick County Commission in 1986.

From the description of [Billy Q. McCray papers] (University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books). WorldCat record id: 17163451

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