Thomas B. Kay
Thomas B. Kay | |
|---|---|
Kay circa 1903 | |
| Oregon State Treasurer | |
| In office January 4, 1911– January 6, 1919 January 4, 1925– April 29, 1931 | |
| Governor | Jay Bowerman Oswald West James Withycombe Walter M. Pierce I. L. Patterson Julius L. Meier |
| Preceded by | George A. Steel Jefferson Myers |
| Succeeded by | O. P. Hoff Rufus C. Holman |
| Oregon State Senator | |
| In office 1907 – 1911 | |
| Constituency | Marion County |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1903 – 1907 1921 – 1925 | |
| Constituency | Marion County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 28, 1864 Trenton, New Jersey |
| Died | April 29, 1931 (aged 67) Salem, Oregon |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Cora M. Wallace |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Baptist College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Thomas Benjamin Kay (February 28, 1864 – April 29, 1931) was an American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of New Jersey, he moved to Oregon with his family at the age of one where he later took over the family's woolen mill business. A Republican, he served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly and four terms as the Oregon State Treasurer, the longest of anyone in that office's history.