Edwin GRAY, Congress, VA (1743)

GRAY, Edwin, a Representative from Virginia; born in Southampton County, Va., July 18, 1743; educated at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.; served in the colonial House of Burgesses, 1769-1775; member of the State conventions in 1774, 1775, and 1776; member of the State house of delegates in 1776, 1779, 1787, 1788, and 1791; member of the Virginia state senate, 1777-1779; elected as a Republican to the Sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1799-March 3, 1813); died in Nansemond County, Va.; death date unknown.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present