J. Raymond McGovern

J. Raymond McGovern (December 22, 1898 – March 14, 1974) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He was a partner in the law firm of McGovern, Connelly & Davidson in New Rochelle.

He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1945 to 1950.

He was New York State Comptroller from 1951 to 1954, elected on the Republican ticket at the New York state election, 1950. At the New York state election, 1954, he ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York with Irving Ives for Governor, but they were narrowly defeated by the Democratic/Liberal nominees.

He died on March 14, 1974, in New Rochelle, New York.

Political offices
Preceded by Julian B. Erway	New York State Senate 30th District 1945–1950	Succeeded by Frank S. McCullough
Preceded by Frank C. Moore	New York State Comptroller 1951–1954	Succeeded by Arthur Levitt, Sr.
Party political offices
Preceded by Frank C. Moore 1950	Republican Party Nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York 1954	Succeeded by Malcolm Wilson 1958

New York State Comptrollers

Sands* Curtenius Jones Henry Jenkins McIntyre Savage Marcy S Wright Flagg Cooke Collier Flagg Fillmore Hunt Fuller J Wright Cook Burrows Church Denniston Robinson Hillhouse Allen Nichols Hopkins Robinson Olcott Wadsworth Davenport Chapin Wemple Campbell Roberts Morgan Gilman Knight Miller Kelsey Wilson Glynn Gaus Kelsey* Williams Sohmer Travis Wendell Maier Fleming Murphy Tremaine Yates* O'Leary Moore McGovern Levitt Regan McCall Hevesi Sanzillo* DiNapoli

* as Auditor General, as Auditor, * Acting

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