Raymond D. Gary

Infobox Governor
name = Raymond Dancel Gary


order = 15th
office = Governor of Oklahoma
term_start = 1955
term_end = 1959
lieutenant =
predecessor = Johnston Murray
successor = J. Howard Edmondson
birth_date = January 21, 1908
birth_place = Between Madill and Kingston, Oklahoma
death_date = December 11, 1993
death_place =
party = Democrat
spouse =
profession =
religion =

Raymond Dancel Gary was the first Governor to be born in Oklahoma since statehood. His birth date was January 21, 1908, and his birthplace, a farm midway between Madill, Oklahoma and Kingston, Oklahoma. He was educated in the local schools and Southeastern State College. After five years of teaching he was elected County Superintendent of Schools and served for four years. In 1936, he began his business career, first in school and office supplies, later as President of the Sooner Oil Company. He was a State Senator from 1941 until he became Governor January 10, 1955, for a four-year-term. He died December 11, 1993, and is buried in Madill.