Albert L. Gray
Albert Lewis Gray (January 29, 1847 – July 28, 1916) was an American dry goods merchant and politician from Fort Howard, Wisconsin.
Life
[edit]Gray was born on January 29, 1847, in London, Ontario, Canada. He was married to Jane Kell Howie (1851–1899).[1] He died on July 28, 1916, in Green Bay, Wisconsin and is buried at Fort Howard Memorial Park in Green Bay.
Political career
[edit]Gray spent six non-continuous terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1879 and 1892, first as a member of the Greenbacker party from Green Bay and later as a Democrat, representing Brown County.[2][3]
In 1906, as a city council member he was arrested and convicted of accepting bribes.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mrs. Jennie Gray". Waukesha Daily Freeman. March 23, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Members of the Wisconsin Legislature 1848–1999 State of Wisconsin Legislative Bureau. Information Bulletin 99-1, September 1999. p. 55 Archived December 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Blue Book for the State of Wisconsin. 1891. p. 587. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ^ "A. L. Gray Arrested". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 7, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Would Be an Outrage". Daily Press. August 28, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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