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


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