Ray C. De Yoe

Ray Congdon De Yoe (April 17, 1876 - September 25, 1933), also known as Ray C. De Yoe served in the California State Assembly for the 48th district from 1929 to 1931. He was president of the Carmel Realty Company and had real estate holdings in Monterey County, California, including the De Yoe Building in Carmel built by Michael J. Murphy.[1]

Ray C. De Yoe
Ray C. De Yoe (1930)
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 48th district
In office
January 7, 1929 - January 5, 1931
Preceded byEllis Walton Hedges Jr.
Succeeded byRobert Lincoln Patterson
Personal details
Born(1876-04-17)April 17, 1876
Alamo Township, Michigan
DiedSeptember 25, 1933(1933-09-25) (aged 57)
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMaud May
Children1
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsSpanish–American War

Early life

De Yoe was born in Alamo Township, Michigan, on April 17, 1876, to Anson Serinar Deyoe (1845–1906) and Rosette J. Congdon (1854–1908). In 1879, his parents moved to San Luis Obispo county.[2] De Yoe served in the Spanish–American War.[3]

He married Maud May (1877-1954) on June 30, 1913, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. They had one child.[4] At age 42, during World War I, De Yoe registered for the draft at the local board for Monterey County.[5][3]

Career

Political life

On November 7, 1928, De Yoe won the election in the California State Assembly for the California's 48th State Assembly district. He served from 1929 to 1931.[6] In April 1929, DeYoe introduced legislature for a bill that he and Carmel city attorney Argyll Campbell drew up, to allow the formation of public airport districts for Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Carmel.[7][3] De Yoe was a member of the Livestock and Dairy Committee and helped pass the law which gave dairymen payment by the state for cattle condemned and slaughtered because of tuberculosis.[8]

De Yoe ran again for the Assembly in November 1930, against Chris N. Jespersen for the California's 43rd State Assembly district of Monterey and San Luis Obispo County. His campaign was backed by Carmel Martin, Monterey attorney, and a large group of Monterey County citizens. He lost to Jespersen, who received the majority of the votes.[9][10]

Real estate

De Yoe was president of the Carmel Realty Company and had real estate holdings in Monterey County, California, including the Tudor Revival De Yoe Building (1924); the Art Shop, later called Tuck Box (1926), and adjacent property;[11] and the Spanish Eclectic Las Tiendas Building (1930) in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, all designed and built by Michael J. Murphy.[12][10] The De Yoe building on Dolores Stsreet was the home of the Carmel Pine Cone offices and the Carmelita Hat Shoppe.[13]

Death

De Yoe died on September 25, 1933, in Carmel, at age 57, from an infection that started when he scratched his finger on a rose bush.[1] A funeral service was held at Carmel. The Carmel Pine Cone reported that "every business in his village, closed its doors for the hour of his funeral."[14]

References
  1. "Rose Thorn Scratch Brings Man's Death". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 2 Oct 1933. p. 2.
  2. "Pa and Ma Brought Him!". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. 17 Mar 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  3. "Ray C. De Yoe". JoinCalifornia Election History for the State of California. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  4. "Ray Congdon Deyoe". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  5. "363 Additional Names Called By the Board in District two; Soldier Certainties in One". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. 17 Aug 1917. p. 7. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  6. "Winning Candidates in Race For State Legislature Seats". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 7 Nov 1928. p. 5. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  7. "Measure Is Prepared For Airport Districts". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. 22 Apr 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  8. "For Assemblyman 43rd District Ray C. De Yoe". Salinas Morning Post. Salinas, California. 18 Jul 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  9. "Voters Return Porter To Supervisorship By A Decisive Plurality". The Arroyo Grande Valley Herald Recorder. Arroyo Grande, California. 29 Aug 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  10. "De Yoe Building On Ocean Avenue Is Now Finished". The Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 20 June 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
  11. Pedro J. Lemos (February 25, 1027). "Keep Carmel Natural And Unveneered, Stanford Curator of Art Will build Medieval Shops on Properties Here". Carmel Pine Cone. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  12. Seavey, Kent (2007). Carmel, A History in Architecture. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 100–101, 108. ISBN 9780738547053. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  13. Hale, Sharron Lee (1980). A Tribute to Yesterday: The History of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. pp. 92, 95. ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
  14. "A Loving Tribute". The Carmel Pine Cone. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. 29 Sep 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 16 Apr 2022.
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