Joseph Anthony Gray (February 25, 1884 – May 8, 1966) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Biography

Joseph Gray was born in

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. He graduated from Eastman College at

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, in 1905. He served as a private in Company H, Fifth Infantry,

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, from 1900 to 1902 and in the

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in 1902 and 1903. After his service in the military, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1910 and commenced practice in

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. He was a member of the

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in 1913 and 1914. He served as president of the board of health from 1916 to 1920, and became a motion-picture exhibitor at

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, in 1920. He was school director of Spangler from 1930 to 1934 and a councilman from 1939 to 1943. Gray was elected as a Democrat to the 74th and 75th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in

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and

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. He resumed the practice of law and also published ''The Conservative'' weekly newspaper. He died in Spangler, Pennsylvania, and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

References

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