Ray Mattox

Ray Mattox
Mattox in 1974
Member of the
Florida House of Representatives
from Polk County
In office
1957 – March 1967
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 56th district
In office
March 1967 – November 1968
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byBob Brannen
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 57th district
In office
1970–1972
Preceded byWilliam H. Bevis
Succeeded byJohn J. Savage
Member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 49th district
In office
1972–1976
Preceded byJack Murphy
Succeeded byBob Crawford
Personal details
Born(1927-03-10)March 10, 1927
Jesup, Georgia, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 2005(2005-12-29) (aged 78)
Winter Haven, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2[1]
Alma materFlorida Southern College
University of Florida

Ray Mattox (March 10, 1927[2][3] – December 29, 2005) was an American politician.[4] He served as a Democratic member for the 49th, 56th and 57th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[5][6]

Mattox was born in Jesup, Georgia.[1] He attended Florida Southern College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business economics in 1951,[1] and the University of Florida where he earned a law degree in 1954. He practiced law in Winter Haven, Florida for 51 years.[1] Mattox served in the United States Navy during World War II.[1] He also served as a second lieutenant during the Korean War.[1]

In 1957, Mattox was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, serving until 1976.[6] He represented the 56th district from 1967 to 1968, the 57th district from 1968 to 1972, and the 49th district from 1972 to 1976.[5]

Mattox (right) with Unidentified Man at the Civitan International, 1969

Mattox was defeated for election to the Florida Senate in 1968 and the United States House of Representatives in 1976.[7] He died in December 2005 of a heart attack in Winter Haven, Florida, at the age of 78.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ray Mattox". The Ledger. December 31, 2005. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ The Florida Handbook, Peninsular Publishing Company, 1969, p. 406
  3. ^ The Clerk's Manual for the Use of the Legislature of the State of Florida, Florida: The State, 1978, p. 134
  4. ^ "State's Loyalty Oath May Be Revised". Tampa Bay Times. Tampa, Florida. September 26, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ^ a b "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ a b Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Ray Mattox, 78, Lawyer", The Ledger