Neely Gray

Neely Gray (February 25, 1810 – May 15, 1867) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in what is now Brooke County, West Virginia, Gray moved to Pennsylvania and worked as a millwright. In 1835, Gray moved to Platteville, Michigan Territory.[1] He served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives in 1840 and 1842 as a Whig. He then served in the first Wisconsin Constitutional Convention of 1846.[1][2] After going to California for a brief time,[1] Gray settled in Madison, Wisconsin, where he had a storage and commission business and later a coal yard. In 1866, he served on the Dane County, Wisconsin Board of Supervisors, but resigned due to ill health. Gray died in Madison, Wisconsin.[3]

References

  1. "Neely Gray". Janesville Daily Gazette. May 24, 1867. p. 2. Retrieved June 5, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Members of the Convention". Wisconsin Democrat. October 3, 1846. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2017 via Newspapers.com.
  3. The Convention of 1846, Milo Milton Qualife, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1919, Biographical Sketch of Neely Gray, p. 774


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