Ray Albright Explained

Ray Albright
Office:Tennessee Senate
Term Start:1971
Term End:1995
State Senate1:Tennessee
Birth Date:28 February 1934
Birth Place:Paint Rock, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Florence, Alabama, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Vanderbilt School of Banking

Raymond C. "Ray" Albright (February 28, 1934 – July 31, 2017) was an American businessman and politician.

Albright was born in Paint Rock, Alabama. He graduated from Central High School and the Vanderbilt School of Banking. In 1953 he started working at Combustion Engineering where he worked for 19 years making covers for boilers. During this time, he was believed to have been exposed to asbestos. He was diagnosed forty years later with mesothelioma.[1] Albright's brother, Bob Albright, served in the Alabama House of Representatives.[2]

Albright was involved in the banking business in Chattanooga, Tennessee, joining the United Bank in 1970 and then as a senior vice president of Union Planters National Bank.[3]

Albright served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1969 to 1971 and was a Republican. He then served in the Tennessee Senate from 1971 to 1995.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bagwell. Kelsey. 2016-11-15. Former state senator who ingested asbestos four decades ago now paying with his life. 2021-08-09. WTVC.
  2. Web site: Bob Albright, former state House member who represented north Alabama, dead at 87. Koplowitz. Howard. AL.com. December 1, 2023. December 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Former State Senator Ray Albright Dies At 83. 2021-08-09. www.chattanoogan.com. August 2017 . en.
  4. Web site: Former State Senator Ray Albright Dies At 83. Chattanoogan.com. 2017-08-03.
  5. Web site: Our Campaigns - Candidate - Ray C. Albright. ourcampaigns.com. 2017-08-03.
  6. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/archives/86GA/Members/ham5.htm Tennessee House of Representatives-86th General Assembly-Ray C. Albright
  7. http://obits.al.com/obituaries/huntsville/obituary.aspx?n=raymond-albright&pid=186277187&fhid=10801 Raymond Albright-obituary