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Warren Terry McCray (* 4. Februar 1865 bei Brook, Newton County, Indiana; † 19. Dezember 1938 in Kentland, Indiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und zwischen 1921 und 1924 der 30. Gouverneur des Bundesstaates Indiana.
Warren Terry McCray (February 4, 1865 – December 19, 1938) was the 30th governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1921 to 1924. He came into conflict with the growing influence of the Indiana Ku Klux Klan after vetoing legislation they supported.
WARREN T. MC CRAY, Indiana’s thirtieth governor, was born near Kentland, Indiana, on February 4, 1865. At the age of fifteen, McCray finished his education and went on to work as a clerk in his father’s bank, the Discount and Deposit Bank.
Warren Terry McCray. Governor of Indiana. January 10, 1921-April 30, 1924. Artist: Robert W. Grafton, American, 1876-1936, painted 1927. oil on canvas, 40 x 30 (101.5 x 76.2) Unsigned. WARREN MCCRAY was born near Kentland, a banker's son, and was educated in the public schools.
McCray served as treasurer for the Northern Hospital for the Insane from 1904 to 1912 and was a member of the Indiana Board of Agriculture from 1912 to 1916. He also held appointive offices during World War I relating to agricultural planning. McCray was elected governor in 1920.
9. Juli 2023 · In 1920, at the close of the Progressive Era, Warren T. McCray was elected governor of Indiana. While fiscally conservative and a proponent of limited state government, Governor McCray supported progressive reforms such as improvement of roads and education.
Warren T. McCray was Governor of Indiana from 1921 to 1924 until he resigned following his conviction for mail fraud in 1924. McCray served three years in federal prison in Atlanta, Georgia.
