Billy Q. McCray papers 1975-1985

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Billy Q. McCray papers 1975-1985

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The Billy Q. McCray papers are those of a long time Kansas resident who served in both the Kansas House of Representatives and the Kansas Senate before becoming director of the Kansas Department of Economic Development Office of Minority Business. This collection of McCray's papers includes correspondence from constituents, documents generated by the Education and the Ways and Means Committees, legislation introduced by McCray, and papers of the Kansas Legislature's Minority Caucus.

13.5 linear ft (14 boxes)

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Kansas. Legislature

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The first House of Representatives in the Kansas Legislature consisted of 75 members who were chosen for one year, and the first Senate consisted of 25 members who were chosen for two years. An amendment to the state constitution in 1873 raised the number of Representatives to 125 and the number of Senators to 40. In 1875 another amendment allowed Representatives to hold office for two years and Senators for four years. The State Legislature meets every year between January and May (for many yea...

McCray, Billy Quincy, 1927-

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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 ...