Ora Kress Mason

Ora H. Kress Mason (November 7, 1888 – September 20, 1970) was an American physician, nursing educator, and hospital administrator in Murray, Kentucky, who ran for Congress in 1926.

Ora H. Kress was born in Flint, Michigan, and raised in various places, including Australia, France, and England.

[6] Mason moved to Murray, Kentucky with her new husband in 1917, and became superintendent of the nursing school there, while maintaining a private medical practice.

[11][12] Mason was a delegate to the 1924 Republican National Convention, and ran unsuccessfully for an open House seat in 1926, under the name "Mrs. William H.

[11] In 1988, a memorial stone dedicated to Mason, her husband, and his brother was erected on the grounds of Murray-Calloway County Hospital.