Famous People with Name Raymond

Raymond "Ray" Poe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond "Ray" Poe: is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 99th district since 1994. He is currently the minority spokesman on the House Personnel and Pensions Committee.Raymond Poe was the first person to announce his candidacy for

Raymond "Chip" Cravaack            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond "Chip" Cravaack: is the U.S. Representative for northeastern Minnesota's 8th congressional district serving since January 2011. In his first try for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republi

Raymond J Wieczorek            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond J Wieczorek: is a Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire, currently representing District 4 in the New Hampshire Executive Council.Wieczorek ran for Council to replace Republican Thomas Coluontuno, who had resigned after being appointed United States Att

Raymond S. "Jerry" Apodaca            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond S. "Jerry" Apodaca: was the 24th Governor of New Mexico.In 1965, he was elected to the New Mexico Senate, serving four terms from 1966 to 1974. Apodaca was elected governor of New Mexico as a Democrat in 1974, becoming the first Hispanic governor in the U.S. since 1918, alon

Raymond L. Hovis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond L. Hovis: is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Jean-Moïse Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jean-Moïse Raymond: was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.In 1841, he was elected to represent Leinster County in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. Raymond resigned his seat in 1842 to become registrar for the county.

Joseph-Antoine Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph-Antoine Raymond: was a Canadian politician and a four-term Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. Raymond served as Mayor of Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! from 1947 to 1964. He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1952 election in the provincial district of Témiscouata and won. He was re-elected in the 1956, 1960 and 1962 elections, but he did not run for re-election in the 1966 election.

Léon-Joseph Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Léon-Joseph Raymond: was a Canadian politician, serving as mayor of Maniwaki, Quebec in 1941 and 1942 and as a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1945 to 1949. He was first elected to Parliament at the Wright riding in the 1945 general election. With riding boundary changes, Raymond entered the 1949 federal election at the new Gatineau riding and won the seat. He was appointed Clerk of the House of Commons on 5 August 1949 and resigned his seat in Parliament.

Raymond Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Raymond: was a Canadian lawyer and politician. First elected to represent the riding of Terrebonne, Quebec as a Liberal in the 1957 federal election he was a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for less than a year, losing his seat in the 1958 federal election that returned a Conservative majority government.

Donat Raymond            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donat Raymond: was a Canadian Senator and builder in the National Hockey League. Donat was a member of the Canadian Senate as a Liberal Party from 1926 to 1963. Donat was also head of the Canadian Arena Company that helped designed arenas throughout Canada. One of the major arenas he re-built was the Montreal Forum in 1968. One of his final acts was to approve the financing and plans of the arena before he died. He won 8 Stanley Cup, 2 with the Montreal Maroons 1926-35, and 5 more cups with Montreal Canadiens in 1944-46-53-56-57.