Biography

04/14/1874 - 08/20/1940

George Gray (R8) Philadelphia (Part) County 1919-1922

Early Life:

George Gray, born April 14, 1874, London, City of London, Greater London, England; son of Alfred and Sarah Jane Percy Gray; came to Philadelphia with his parents, 1880; educated, Frankford schools, Philadelphia; engaged, carpenter trade; engaged, building and contracting business twenty -two years; entered, manufacturing business, 1910; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1919-1922; married, Margaret Rigler Gray, 1899, children, Edith Percy Gray Ebert, Margaret Thomas Gray Schofield; died, August 20, 1940 (aged 66), collapsed supervising repairs, North Philadelphia Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, North Cedar Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1919-1922; committee assignments, Appropriations, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, City Passenger Railways, Insurance, Military Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Pensions and Gratuities, Public Health and Sanitation, Railroads; chairman, Public Grounds and Buildings.

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1921-1922). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1345, 1358, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1322.

The Sentinel (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, August 21, 1940, page 2.

George Gray (1874-1940) - Find a Grave Memorial