Albert Lewis Gray (January 29, 1847 – July 28, 1916) was an American dry goods merchant and politician from Fort Howard, Wisconsin.

Life

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

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

  1. ↑ "Mrs. Jennie Gray". Waukesha Daily Freeman. March 23, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ↑ "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
  3. ↑ Blue Book for the State of Wisconsin. 1891. p. 587. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  4. ↑ "A. L. Gray Arrested". Oshkosh Daily Northwestern. May 7, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ↑ "Would Be an Outrage". Daily Press. August 28, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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